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title: Fringelip Mullet (Crenimugil crenilabis)
scientific_name: Crenimugil crenilabis
common_name: Fringelip Mullet
taxon: Mullets
published: 2024-10-26T21:12:33.355Z
updated: 2026-08-07T21:03:51.042Z
tags: Fringelip Mullet, Crenimugil crenilabis, Mullets, Red Sea, Marine Life, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/mullets/fringelip-mullet
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# Fringelip Mullet (*Crenimugil crenilabis*)

## Quick facts

- **Group:** Mullets (*Mugilidae*)
- **Size:** 60 cm

The Crenimugil crenilabis, commonly known as the fringelip mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the Mugilidae family. This species is distributed extensively across the Indo-Pacific Ocean. The fringelip mullet is capable of attaining a standard length of up to 60.0 centimeters (23.6 inches).

## Also known as

- **English:** Fringelip Mullet, thicklip mullet, wartynosed mullet
- **French:** Mulet à lèvre frangée, Mulet boxeur
- **Japanese:** フウライボラ

## Scientific synonyms

- *Chelon crenilabis* (Forsskål, 1775)
- *Crenimugil crenilabis* (Forsskål, 1775)
- *Crenimugil crenilabris* (Forsskål, 1775)
- *Crenimugli crenilabris* (Forsskål, 1775)
- *Liza crenilabis* (Forsskål, 1775)
- *Liza lauvergnii* (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
- *Mugil cirrhostomus* Forster, 1801
- *Mugil crenilabis* Forsskål, 1775
- *Mugil crenilabris* Forsskål, 1775
- *Mugil fasciatus* Valenciennes, 1836
- *Mugil lauvergnii* Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
- *Mugil macrocheilos* Bleeker, 1854
- *Mugil macrocheilus* Bleeker, 1854
- *Mugil neocaledonicus* Castelnau, 1873
- *Mugil neocalidonicus* Castelnau, 1873
- *Mugil rueppellii* Günther, 1861
- *Mugil ruppellii* Günther, 1861
- *Oedalechilus cirrhostomus* (Forster, 1801)
- *Querimana crenilabis* (Forsskål, 1775)

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/mullets/fringelip-mullet)*
*Updated: August 7, 2026*