Hospe mullet (Mugil hospes)

Scientific name: Mugil hospes Jordan & Culver, 1895

Hospe mullet (Mugil hospes)

The Hospe mullet (Mugil hospes) is a brackish-water fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Belize to Brazil (Harrison, pers. comm.). Eastern Pacific: Mexico (no records from the Gulf of California) to Ecuador.

Biology

Inhabit coastal marine and estuarine areas. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive. Incidentally caught with other species of mullets. Marketed fresh and salted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mugil hospes
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
15.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Belize to Brazil (Harrison, pers. comm.). Eastern Pacific: Mexico (no records from the Gulf of California) to Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.28; tm=2)

Sources

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

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