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Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Oedalechilus: Greek, oidaleos, -a, -on = swollen + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal. Subtropical; 46°N - 20°N, 18°W - 36°E
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Gibraltar. Throughout the Mediterranean Sea but not in Black Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 12.9, range 11 - 15 cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2804); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 93212)
Neritic, found inshore, at mouths of rivers and sewage effluents but not entering brackish and freshwater (Ref. 7465). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ben-Tuvia, A., 1986. Mugilidae. p. 1197-1204. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 2804)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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