Half fringelip mullet (Crenimugil heterocheilos)

Scientific name: Crenimugil heterocheilos Bleeker, 1855

The Half fringelip mullet (Crenimugil heterocheilos) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Indonesia and Philippines to New Hebrides [=Vanuatu], north to the southern Japanese Islands. Reported from freshwater in New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Crenimugil heterocheilos
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
23.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines to New Hebrides [=Vanuatu], north to the southern Japanese Islands. Reported from freshwater in New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming 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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