Grooved mullet (Liza dumerili) fish species and information / pictures of Grooved mullet - Liza dumerili

Grooved mullet (Liza dumerili) fish species information

Scientific Name
Liza dumerili

Common Name
Grooved mullet

Biology
Inhabit shallow coastal waters (Ref. 27121), including estuaries (Ref. 2683) and tidal rivers (Ref. 3573). Feed on plankton and detritus (Ref. 28587). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).

Classification

Classified By

Steindachner, 1870

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Mullets (Mugiliformes)

Family

Mullets (Mugilidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to Mossel Bay, South Africa.

Range

15°N - 32°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

20 °C

Water Temperature To

25 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous (Ref. 51243)

Trophic Level

2.68 s.e. 0.32 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

40.0 cm

Common Length

18.0 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: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated