Robust mullet (Valamugil robustus)

Scientific name: Valamugil robustus G?nther, 1861

The Robust mullet (Valamugil robustus) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Inhambane, Mozambique to Transkei, South Africa; also Madagascar.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Silvery in color, dusky above, sometimes with a golden opercular spot; faint stripes along scale rows; pectoral fins with an axillary spot.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Valamugil robustus
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Inhambane, Mozambique to Transkei, South Africa; also Madagascar.
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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