Mulet Diassanga (Liza bandialensis)

Scientific name: Liza bandialensis Diouf, 1996

The Mulet Diassanga (Liza bandialensis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Africa, Senegal. Estuary of the Bandiala River and tideways.

Biology

Robust and rounded body. Head profile pointed, alike L. dumerili. HL about 23% SL. Adipose tissue forming a single small rim around the eye. Upper lip's thickness about 1/3 the eye diameter. Lower lip with a thin rim. Anterior edge of the upper jaw reaches the vertical limit of the anterior eye rim. Back silverish blue-grey, sides pale to silver-white with seven longitudinal grey lines. Anal and dorsal fins yellow. Caudal fin yellow with a black edge.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liza bandialensis
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
57.2
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Senegal. Estuary of the Bandiala River and tideways
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:

Sources

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

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