Species of fish
The Burmese mullet (Sicamugil hamiltonii) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a mullet belonging to the family Mugilidae. It is the only species in the genus Sicamugil. It is found in the drainage systems of the Sittang and Irrawaddy rivers in Myanmar.[1]
Etymology
The Mullet is named in honor of Francis Hamilton-Buchanan (1762-1829).[2]
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Sicamugil hamiltonii" in FishBase. February 2021 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order MUGILIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
