So-iuy mullet (Mugil soiuy) fish species and information / pictures of So-iuy mullet - Mugil soiuy

So-iuy mullet (Mugil soiuy) fish species information

Scientific Name
Mugil soiuy

Common Name
So-iuy mullet

Biology
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). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive

Classification

Classified By

Basilewsky, 1855

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Mullets (Mugiliformes)

Family

Mullets (Mugilidae)

Distribution

Region

Asia

Distribution

Asia: Peter the Great Bay (Russia and Korea) and China. Europe: Black sea, introduced in the Mediterranean

Range

67°N - 34°N

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

5 m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 5 - ? m

Trophic Level

2.49 s.e. 0.19 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

80.0 cm

Common Length

40.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (58 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2; tm=3-5; Fec=2 million)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated