| Mugilidae (Mullets) |
| 80 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5,000.0 g |
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pelagic-neritic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 10 m, catadromous |
| Northwest Pacific: Hokkaido southward to Kyushu, Japan; Amur River southward to Xiamen through the Korean Peninsula (Ref. 41299). Reported from Vietnam (Ref. 9706). Introduced in the Aegean Sea (Ref. 113897), Black Sea and the Mediterranean (Ref. 101091). |
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| Adults inhabit shallow coastal waters as well as freshwater regions of rivers (Ref. 41299). Very common in the rivers discharging into Peter the Great Bay; enter freshwater. Large concentrations of fry-of-the-year measuring 3.1-6.2 cm in the mouths of rivers in August. Length in the Black Sea is usually 20-30 cm but may reach 43 cm; length in the Atlantic Ocean may reach 50 cm (Ref. 2058). Omnivorous (Ref. 9137). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Alien Invasive: In Azov Sea, it is now the most abundant mugilid species. Along shores of Black Sea, its expansion corresponds to a sharp decline of native species of Mugilidae, which it apparently replaces (Ref. 59043). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Occurs in Peter the Great Bay (Vladivostok, Sedanka River, Suifun upstream to Voroshilov, Tumen'-ula, and other rivers), and as far north as the Amur Liman (Ref. 2058). Recorded from Sakhalin (Ref. 37812). Introduced into the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov (Ref. 26334). Introduction in the Sea of Azov occurred in late 1960s (Ref. 59043). EurRus |
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