Fantail mullet (Mugil gyrans) fish species and information / pictures of Fantail mullet - Mugil gyrans

Fantail mullet (Mugil gyrans) fish species information

Scientific Name
Mugil gyrans

Common Name
Fantail mullet

Biology
Occur in coastal waters, brackish water lagoons and the lower reaches of rivers (sometimes in freshwater). Prefer clearer-water shallows than other mullets. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Gilbert, 1884

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Mullets (Mugiliformes)

Family

Mullets (Mugilidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.

Range

32°N - 33°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous (Ref. 46888)

Trophic Level

2.18 s.e. 0.04 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

46.0 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (39 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