Flat-tail mullet (Liza argentea)

Scientific name: Liza argentea Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

The Flat-tail mullet (Liza argentea) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, southern Australia, from Geraldton, Western Australia to Cooktown, Queensland.

Biology

Form schools in shallows, bogs and lower estuaries, and more saline lagoons. Often seen jumping at the surface. Fish younger than one year can be found in freshwaters, but not when older. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive. Spawn in the sea. Feed on minute benthic organisms, including small crustaceans and filamentous algae. Marketed fresh and filleted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liza argentea
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
18.5
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia, from Geraldton, Western Australia to Cooktown, Queensland.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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