Diassanga Mullet
📖 Overview
Maximal length observed during the redescription is 43.9 cm SL . It seems to be a rare and large species throughout its distribution; only specimens > 25 cm were observed so far . It status for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is recommended as "Data Deficient" .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Robust and rounded body. Head profile pointed, alike L. dumerili. HL about 23% SL. Adipose tissue forming a single small rim around the eye. Upper lip's thickness about 1/3 the eye diameter. Lower lip with a thin rim. Anterior edge of the upper jaw reaches the vertical limit of the anterior eye rim. Back silverish blue-grey, sides pale to silver-white with seven longitudinal grey lines. Anal and dorsal fins yellow. Caudal fin yellow with a black edge .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Diassanga Mullet is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - ? m. Tropical; 15°N - 9°N, 18°W - 13°W central Atlantic Ocean and coastal waters of Senegal, Gambia and Guinea Bissau (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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