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Half fringelip mullet (Crenimugil heterocheilos) fish species information

Scientific Name
Crenimugil heterocheilos

Common Name
Half fringelip mullet

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1855

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Mullets (Mugiliformes)

Family

Mullets (Mugilidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines to New Hebrides [=Vanuatu], north to the southern Japanese Islands. Reported from freshwater in New Caledonia (Ref. 13235).

Range

5°N - 21°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

2.35 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

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

50.0 cm

Common Length

23.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming Fec>10,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated