Speigler's mullet (Valamugil speigleri)

Scientific name: Valamugil speigleri Bleeker, 1858-59

Speigler's mullet (Valamugil speigleri)

The Speigler's mullet (Valamugil speigleri) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Pakistan through Southeast Asia to New Guinea. Elsewhere extending to the Chinese coast.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Greenish dorsally; flanks and abdomen silvery. First dorsal fin with black margin, other fins dusky. Pectoral fins with dark spot dorsally at origin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Valamugil speigleri
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
17.5
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Pakistan through Southeast Asia to New Guinea. Elsewhere extending to the Chinese coast.
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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