So-iuy mullet (Mugil soiuy)

Scientific name: Mugil soiuy Basilewsky, 1855

The So-iuy mullet (Mugil soiuy) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Asia, Peter the Great Bay (Russia and Korea) and China. Europe: Black sea, introduced in the Mediterranean.

Biology

Very common in the rivers discharging into Peter the Great Bay; enter freshwater. Large concentrations of fry-of-the-year measuring 3.1-6.2 cm in the mouths of rivers in August. Length in the Black Sea is usually 20-30 cm but may reach 43 cm; length in the Atlantic Ocean may reach 50 cm. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mugil soiuy
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Common length
40.0
Depth range
5 m (16 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous; depth range 5 - ? m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Asia: Peter the Great Bay (Russia and Korea) and China. Europe: Black sea, introduced in the Mediterranean
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2; tm=3-5; Fec=2 million)

Sources

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

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