Striped mullet
📖 Overview
Occur mainly in estuaries, congregating over mud-banks . Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive . Omnivore . Fleshy highly esteemed .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Striped mullet is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Striped mullet is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous . Tropical Southeast Atlantic: known only from Mossel Bay and the Kosi Estuary in South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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