Hornlip mullet (Oedalechilus labiosus)

Scientific name: Oedalechilus labiosus Valenciennes, 1836

The Hornlip mullet (Oedalechilus labiosus) is a marine fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to the Marshall Islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Olive dorsally; silvery ventrally.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Oedalechilus labiosus
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
1 m (3 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Marshall Islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; bait: usually
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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