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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.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 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.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.7 cm FL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 107958); common length : 25.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2871)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 4; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9 - 10; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 8 - 9. Olive dorsally; flanks and abdomen silvery; fins hyaline (Ref. 9812). Pectoral fins with dark spot dorsally at origin (Ref. 9812).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
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 vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Potential pest (Ref. 6362)
Usi umani
Pesca: commerciale; esca: occasionally
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.5 °C (based on 2596 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00997 - 0.01322), b=2.96 (2.92 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100).
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Nutrienti (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);
