Neomyxus leuciscus, Acute-jawed mullet : aquarium

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Neomyxus leuciscus (Günther, 1872)

Acute-jawed mullet
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Neomyxus: Greek, neos = new + Greek,myxo = slime (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 4 m (Ref. 9812). Tropical; 31°N - 28°S, 127°E - 128°W

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Pacific Ocean: southern Japan (Ref. 9812), Mariana and Bonin Islands to the Hawaiian, Line, and Ducie Islands; Ifaluk, Mariana, and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Reported from French Polynesia (Ref. 12792).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9812)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Grey dorsally; silvery flanks; white ventrally (Ref. 9812). Pectoral fins darkish but with bright yellow spot at origin (Ref. 9812, 37816).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabit sandy shores, tide pools and rocky surge areas (Ref. 9812). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Form schools. Feed on seaweeds and some crustaceans at daytime. Tend to move inshore to surface waters at night (Ref. 9812). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Caught at night with strong light and scooped up with hand nets (Ref. 9812).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Harrison, Ian | Collaborators

Tinker, S.W., 1978. Fishes of Hawaii, a handbook of the marine fishes of Hawaii and the Central Pacific Ocean. Hawaiian Service Inc., Honolulu. 568 p. (Ref. 583)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless (Ref. 4887)





Human uses

Aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.9 - 29.4, mean 28 °C (based on 866 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01698 (0.00970 - 0.02972), b=3.02 (2.88 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.36 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 56.5 [21.4, 162.2] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.583 [0.267, 1.446] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.2 [17.3, 21.0] % ; Omega3 = 0.164 [0.079, 0.352] g/100g ; Selenium = 20.2 [10.1, 46.8] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 76.9 [18.4, 318.1] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.67 [1.08, 2.59] mg/100g (wet weight);