MUGILIDAE Paramugil parmatus, 8.1 cm SL (photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin) Paramugil parmatus (Cantor, 1849) Broadmouthed Mullet D IV+9; A III, 9; P1 13-15; LR 24-26. Body deep (depth at usually 32-42% of SL), compressed posteriorly. Head wider than deep, flattened dorsally; adipose eyelid poorly developed; hind tip of maxilla exposed when mouth closed. Second dorsal and anal fins pointed but not falcate; caudal fin emarginage. Scales ctenoid. Color: head and body silvery, greenish or olive brown dorsally; 5-6 indistinct, dusky longitudinal stripes on body; margin of caudal fins slightly darkish. Size: 30 cm. Distribution: Andaman Sea, Eastern Indian Ocean, and Western Pacific. Remarks: found in shallow coastal waters, and enters estuaries and rivers.