Otomebora mullet (Liza melinoptera)

Scientific name: Liza melinoptera Valenciennes, 1836

The Otomebora mullet (Liza melinoptera) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Marquesan Islands, north to the Philippines and the South China Sea, south to Tonga and tropical Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Olive-brown dorsally, silvery or white ventrally. Distal margins of dorsal fins and caudal fin dusky. No axillary scale on the pectoral fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liza melinoptera
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
18.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; catadromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesan Islands, north to the Philippines and the South China Sea, south to Tonga and tropical Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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