Greenback mullet (Liza subviridis)

Scientific name: Liza subviridis Valenciennes, 1836

The Greenback mullet (Liza subviridis) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to Samoa, north to Japan. Collected at Natal, South Africa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Dark greenish dorsally, brownish over head, white ventrally; 3-6 indistinct, dark stripes along upper rows of scales; greyish dorsal fins; caudal fin bluish with black margin. Yellowish pectoral fin and may have a blue spot at fin origin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liza subviridis
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Samoa, north to Japan. Collected at Natal, South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.15-0.63)

Sources

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

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