Planiliza subviridis, Greenback mullet : fisheries, aquaculture, bait

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Planiliza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836)

Greenback mullet
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

seewasser; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal; katadrom (Ref. 46888); tiefenbereich 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 30°N - 35°S, 24°E - 138°W

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Point map | Einführungen | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050) and Red Sea to Samoa, north to Japan. Collected at Natal, South Africa (Ref. 11228).

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9812); common length : 25.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9812)

Kurzbeschreibung Morphologie | Morphometrie

Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 4 - 5; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 8-9; Afterflossenstacheln 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 9. Dark greenish dorsally, brownish over head, white ventrally; 3-6 indistinct, dark stripes along upper rows of scales; greyish dorsal fins; caudal fin bluish with black margin (Ref. 9812). Yellowish pectoral fin and may have a blue spot at fin origin (Ref. 9812).

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Form schools in shallow coastal waters and enters lagoons, estuaries, and fresh water to feed (Ref. 9812). Juveniles may enter rice fields and mangroves (Ref. 9812). Feed on small algae, diatoms and benthic detrital material taken in with sand and mud; fry take zooplankton, diatoms, detrital material and inorganic sediment (Ref. 9812). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Spawning occurs at sea. Also caught with stakenets (Ref. 9812). Marketed fresh and salted.

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

Hauptreferenz Upload your references | Referenzen | Koordinator : Harrison, Ian | Partner

Thomson, J.M., 1984. Mugilidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). volume 3. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 2830)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)


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