Mugilidae (Mullets) |
80 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5,000.0 g |
pelagic-neritic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 10 m, catadromous |
Northwest Pacific: Hokkaido southward to Kyushu, Japan; Amur River southward to Xiamen through the Korean Peninsula (Ref. 41299). Reported from Vietnam (Ref. 9706). Introduced in the Aegean Sea (Ref. 113897), Black Sea and the Mediterranean (Ref. 101091). |
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Adults inhabit shallow coastal waters as well as freshwater regions of rivers (Ref. 41299). 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 (Ref. 2058). Omnivorous (Ref. 9137). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). 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 (Ref. 59043). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Reported from China's coast (Ref. 47843). Introduced from its native range to other regions in the country, intensive culture and extensive stocking in all kinds of inland waters (Ref. 55380). Recorded from Yalu, Chefoo (Ref. 2058) and chiefly cultured north of Changjiang (the Yangtze River) (Ref. 31845). Also Ref. 559, 41299, 117610. |
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