So-iny mullet (Liza haematocheilus)

Scientific name: Liza haematocheilus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

The So-iny mullet (Liza haematocheilus) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan; and from the Amur River southward to Xiamen through the Korean Peninsula.

Biology

Inhabit shallow coastal waters as well as freshwater regions of rivers. Omnivorous. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive. Alien. Invasive. In Azov Sea, it is now the most abundant mugilid species. Along shores of Black Sea, its expansion corresponds to a sharp decline of native species of Mugilidae, which it apparently replaces..

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liza haematocheilus
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
53.0
Common length
50.0
Depth range
10 m (33 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; catadromous; depth range 10 - ? m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan; and from the Amur River southward to Xiamen through the Korean Peninsula.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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