🌊 Marine
🌡️ Tropical
Broussonnet's mullet
Mugil broussonnetii Valenciennes, 1836
📖 Overview
Rare species with no data available. Oviparous, eggs could be pelagic and non-adhesive like other members of this family .
Scientific Name
Mugil broussonnetii
Authority
Valenciennes, 1836
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Max Length
19.4 cm
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Mugiliformes
Mugiliformes
Family
Mugilidae
Mugilidae
Genus
Mugil
Mugil
Species
Broussonnet's mullet
Mugil broussonnetii
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Dark dorsally, flanks silvery, whitish ventrally .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Broussonnet's mullet is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical South Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🌿 Brackish
⬇️ Benthic
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.01148 × L2.95
(TL)
Max TL
19.4cm
Dorsal Spines
4
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
9
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
27.00/100
Low vulnerability
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Valenciennes, 1836
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