Acute-jawed mullet (Neomyxus leuciscus)

Scientific name: Neomyxus leuciscus G?nther, 1872

Acute-jawed mullet (Neomyxus leuciscus)

The Acute-jawed mullet (Neomyxus leuciscus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Mugilidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Grey dorsally; silvery flanks; white ventrally. Pectoral fins darkish but with bright yellow spot at origin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neomyxus leuciscus
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
46.0
Depth range
4 m (13 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 4 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: southern Japan, Mariana and Bonin Islands to the Hawaiian, Line, and Ducie Islands; Ifaluk, Mariana, and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Reported from French Polynesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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