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Mugilidae (Mullets)
Eponymy: Chris Engel was a prolific scientific illustrator who provided many of the illustrations in Bleeker’s works, including his monumental 36–volume Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises (1862–1878). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre récifal; profondeur 0 - 3 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 25°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to the Yaeyamas. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.7 cm FL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 107958); common length : 25.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2871)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 4; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9 - 10; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 9. Olive dorsally; flanks and abdomen silvery; fins hyaline (Ref. 9812). Pectoral fins with dark spot dorsally at origin (Ref. 9812).
Inhabit shallow protected sandy to muddy areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons while juveniles have been encountered in tide pools (Ref. 205). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Marketed fresh and used as live bait in pole-and-line fishing for tuna (Ref. 9812).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Potential pest (Ref. 6362)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; appât: occasionally
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 2596 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00992 - 0.01328), b=2.96 (2.92 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 58.9 [22.6, 189.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.634 [0.276, 1.477] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.0, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.144 [0.068, 0.312] g/100g; Selenium = 20.5 [10.0, 48.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 62.8 [13.5, 283.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.01 [1.23, 3.10] mg/100g (wet weight);