Mountain mullet
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit pools and runs of small to medium rivers . They live in freshwater rivers and streams. Young are encountered occasionally in brackish waters. This is the only mullet that ascends far inland and spends all its adult life in freshwater . Tend to be few and solitary in upper streams, but form uneven schools in larger streams at lower elevations . Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive . Usually spawn during the rainy season . Caught and consumed by local populations in some parts of central America.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9. : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Mountain mullet is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Mountain mullet is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Spawning period coincides with the rainy season in some areas where it occurs .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; catadromous . Subtropical; 20°C - 31°C ; 37°N - 0°N, 113°W - 59°W North Carolina to Texas in the USA south to Venezuela, including the West Indies.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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