🌊 Marine
🌡️ Tropical
Galapagos mullet
Mugil galapagensis Ebeling, 1961
📖 Overview
Form schools over sandy bottoms. Fees mainly on detritus and algae, but also on insects, fish eggs, and plankton. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive .
Scientific Name
Mugil galapagensis
Authority
Ebeling, 1961
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
40 cm
Trophic Level
2.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
34.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Mugiliformes
Mugiliformes
Family
Mugilidae
Mugilidae
Genus
Mugil
Mugil
Species
Galapagos mullet
Mugil galapagensis
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Galapagos mullet is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Galapagos 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; demersal. Tropical Southeast Pacific: known only from the Galapagos Islands.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
2.5±0.24
🐠 Schooling
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.01148 × L2.95
(TL)
Max TL
40cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
34.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.5
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Ebeling, 1961
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