Yellow-eye mullet (Aldrichetta forsteri) fish species and information / pictures of Yellow-eye mullet - Aldrichetta forsteri

Yellow-eye mullet (Aldrichetta forsteri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Aldrichetta forsteri

Common Name
Yellow-eye mullet

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12. More pointed head and mouth than Mugil cephalus, and their eyes lack adipose (fatty) eyelids. Body scales are small (54-64 between gill opening and tail base) and thin, and are easily dislodged. 2 widely separated dorsal fins, the first with 4 spines and the second with 1 spine and 9 rays. These fish are olive or bluish brown above and silvery on the sides, and their eyes are bright yellow or golden. The fins have brown margins.

Classification

Classified By

Valenciennes, 1836

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Mullets (Mugiliformes)

Family

Mullets (Mugilidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: throughout New Zealand and the Chatham Islands; also from eastern, western Australia, southern Australia and Tasmania.

Range

25°S - 47°S, 112°E - 173°W

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

28 °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

50 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous (Ref. 46888); depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 9003), usually 0 - 10 m (Ref. 9812)

Trophic Level

2.51 s.e. 0.26 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

50.0 cm

Common Length

25.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2-3; tmax=7; Fec=125,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless (Ref. 6390)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated