Largescale mullet (Liza macrolepis)

Scientific name: Liza macrolepis Smith, 1846

The Largescale mullet (Liza macrolepis) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae.

Biology

Occur in shallow coastal waters, and from brackish water to freshwater regions of rivers. Form schools; in larger aggregations during spawning, which takes place at sea. Feed on small algae, diatoms, forams, benthic polychaetes, crustaceans, mollusks, organic matter and detritus; fry feed on copepods and floating algae. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive. Caught mainly during the spawning season and is sold fresh; the roe is highly appreciated.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liza macrolepis
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
26.0
Depth range
10 m (33 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous; depth range 10 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: east coast of Africa, including Madagascar, Seychelles, Rodriguez; north to Sri Lanka and India (except Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Bengal), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, east to Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Japan, Marshall and Tuamoto islands, Melanesia and Polynesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.10)

Sources

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

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