🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Liseta mullet
Mugil setosus Gilbert, 1892
📖 Overview
Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive . More data needed. Probably caught incidentally together with other mullets.
Scientific Name
Mugil setosus
Authority
Gilbert, 1892
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
30 cm
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Mugiliformes
Mugiliformes
Family
Mugilidae
Mugilidae
Genus
Mugil
Mugil
Species
Liseta mullet
Mugil setosus
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Liseta mullet is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Liseta 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; 25°N - 15°N Central Pacific: Mexico and the Revillagigedo Islands.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.01148 × L2.95
(TL)
Max TL
30cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2008
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
29.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Gilbert, 1892
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