Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; salmastro. Tropical
Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Bombay, India. Mediterranean Sea: reported from the eastern basins from several country (Ref. 57855), in need of confirmation in some cases. Western Pacific Reported from Japan and the coast of China (Ref. 559), but other occurrences need confirmation.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.4 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 108876); common length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 30573); peso massimo pubblicato: 145.10 g (Ref. 108876)
Spine dorsali (totale): 5; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 8-9; Spine anali 3; Raggi anali molli: 9
Occur mainly in marine coastal waters. Also found in inlet waters and estuaries of rivers (Ref. 559). Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Thomson, J.M., 1984. Mugilidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). volume 3. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 2830)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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