Leaping African mullet (Mugil capurrii)

Scientific name: Mugil capurrii Perugia, 1892

Leaping African mullet (Mugil capurrii)

The Leaping African mullet (Mugil capurrii) is a brackish-water fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Eastern Central Atlantic, Morocco to Guinea-Bissau. Reported in Togo.

Biology

Occur in large schools, sometimes in deep offshore waters. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mugil capurrii
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 50 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Atlantic: Morocco to Guinea-Bissau. Reported in Togo.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)

Sources

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

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