Striped mullet (Liza tricuspidens)

Scientific name: Liza tricuspidens Smith, 1935

The Striped mullet (Liza tricuspidens) is a brackish-water fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic, known only from Mossel Bay and the Kosi Estuary in South Africa. Reported from Angola and Mozambique.

Biology

Occur mainly in estuaries, congregating over mud-banks. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive. Fleshy highly esteemed.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liza tricuspidens
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
75.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic: known only from Mossel Bay and the Kosi Estuary in South Africa. Reported from Angola and Mozambique.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
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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