eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Microbiological Research 2328-4137 2021-12-30 9 4 115 122 10.12691/ajmr-9-4-3 AJMR2021943 article Moataz M. Tawfik motaz36@yahoo.com 1 Mohsen E. Ibrahim 1 Mohamed A. I. Mansour 2 Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, 42524, Egypt. Department of Botany & Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Arish University, Al-Arish 45511, Egypt Investigation mycobiota associate with marine water fishes (flathead mullet and blue spot mullet) investigation revealed the presence of variety of fungal species, particularly, toxigenic species, such as, Aspergillus spp, Penicillium spp and Fusarium spp. These results are indication of the spoilage of fishes which caught from Suez Canal and are risky for human consumption and hazardous to human health in this important area of Egypt. The results showed also, the presence of several genera of different fungi including Aspergillus spp., Mucor sp., Penicillium spp., Yeast sp., Fusarium spp., Scopiolariopsis sp., Alternaria sp., Cladosporium sp. The data also showed that, Aspergillus spp. Fusarium spp. and Penicillium spp., were the most present in all fish samples. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmr/9/4/3/ajmr-9-4-3.pdf mycobiota marine fishes flathead mullet & blue spot mullet toxigenic taxa