Bluetail mullet (Valamugil buchanani)

Scientific name: Valamugil buchanani Bleeker, 1854

The Bluetail mullet (Valamugil buchanani) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, South Africa through Philippines, parts of Indonesia, Micronesia and Melanesia; north to the Mariana Islands and southern Japan.

Biology

Inhabit coastal waters, including estuaries and rivers. Young fish frequent estuaries and also ascend rivers and coastal creeks. Feed on algae, diatoms, detritus, and crustaceans. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive. Caught during the spawning period. Other methods include the use of stakenets, pouch nets, and barrier nets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Valamugil buchanani
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Common length
35.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: South Africa through Philippines, parts of Indonesia, Micronesia and Melanesia; north to the Mariana Islands and southern Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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