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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
Ecologia
marinhas; estuarina associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 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.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.7 cm FL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 107958); common length : 25.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2871)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 4; Raios dorsais (total) : 9 - 10; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 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).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para os humanos
Potential pest (Ref. 6362)
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; isca: 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).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (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).
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (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);
