| Mugilidae (Mullets) |
| 50 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 3 m, catadromous |
| Indo-Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines to New Hebrides [=Vanuatu], north to the southern Japanese Islands. Reported from freshwater in New Caledonia (Ref. 13235). |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9 |
| Found in coastal waters and ascending rivers into freshwater, penetrating far upstream from river mouth. Found in turbid channels and over gravel-bottoms. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Food-fish. |
|
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 September 2011 Ref. (130435)
|
| harmless |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
