Broussonnet's mullet (Mugil broussonnetii)

Scientific name: Mugil broussonnetii Valenciennes, 1836

The Broussonnet's mullet (Mugil broussonnetii) is a brackish-water fish of the family Mugilidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Dark dorsally, flanks silvery, whitish ventrally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mugil broussonnetii
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.4
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Very difficult to determine due to paucity of records. Perhaps ranging from southern China to the South Pacific. Possibly from Celebes, but no confirmed reports from the East Indies.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 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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