Keeled mullet (Liza carinata) fish species and information / pictures of Keeled mullet - Liza carinata

Keeled mullet (Liza carinata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Liza carinata

Common Name
Keeled mullet

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9

Classification

Classified By

Valenciennes, 1836

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Mullets (Mugiliformes)

Family

Mullets (Mugilidae)

Distribution

Region

Indian Ocean

Distribution

Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Bombay, India. Reported from Japan and the coast of China (Ref. 559); occurrence in the Western Pacific needs to be verified.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-neritic

Environment

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic

Trophic Level

2.58 s.e. 0.19 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

18.0 cm

Common Length

15.0 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

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated