Fringelip mullet (Crenimugil crenilabis)

Scientific name: Crenimugil crenilabis Forssk?l, 1775

Fringelip mullet (Crenimugil crenilabis)

The Fringelip mullet (Crenimugil crenilabis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to the Line and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Silvery in color, greenish olive above; pectoral fins pale yellow with purplish axillary spot, other fins grey.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Crenimugil crenilabis
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
26.0
Depth range
0–20 m (0–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Line and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; bait: occasionally
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=195,000-897,000)

Sources

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

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