Golden grey mullet (Liza aurata)

Scientific name: Liza aurata Risso, 1810

The Golden grey mullet (Liza aurata) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae.

Biology

Neritic, entering lagoons and lower estuaries; rarely entering fresh water. Feed on small benthic organisms, detritus, and occasionally on insects and plankton. Reproduction takes place in the sea, from July to November. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive. Minimum size allowed for fishing is 20 cm. The quality of the flesh is variable.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liza aurata
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
59.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
10 m (33 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; catadromous; depth range 10 - ? m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Scotland to Cape Verde; in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Also in coastal waters from southern Norway to Morocco, rare off Mauritania. Records from the lagoon of Accra are probably misidentifications.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.14-0.34; tm=3-4; Fec>10,000)

Sources

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

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