Burmese mullet
Species of ray-finned fish
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Sicamugil Fowler, 1939 |
| Species: | S. hamiltonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sicamugil hamiltonii (Day, 1870) | |
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Etymology
The Mullet is named in honor of Francis Hamilton-Buchanan (1762–1829).[2]
