Lebranche mullet (Mugil liza)

Scientific name: Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836

Lebranche mullet (Mugil liza)

The Lebranche mullet (Mugil liza) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bermuda, Florida (USA), Bahamas, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Argentina.

Biology

Inhabit coastal marine waters and brackish estuaries; also found in hyper-saline lagoons and may enter freshwater. Never far from the sea. Form sizeable schools. Appear to undergo trophic migrations along the coasts. Feed on organic detritus and filamentous algae. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive. Spawn several million eggs at sea. Also caught with beach nets. Marketed fresh and salted. The roe is marketed salt-pickled and dried and considered a delicacy.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mugil liza
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
10 m (33 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous; depth range 10 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida (USA), Bahamas, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Argentina.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.11-0.24; assuming tm=2-3)

Sources

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

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