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Moolgarda heterocheilos (Bleeker, 1855) Half fringelip mullet |
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photo by
Bray, D.J. 2018, Crenimugil heterocheilos in Fishes of Australia |
| Family: | Mugilidae (Mullets) | |||
| Max. size: | 50 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 3 m, catadromous | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: Indonesia and Philippines to New Hebrides [=Vanuatu], north to the southern Japanese Islands. Reported from freshwater in New Caledonia (Ref. 13235). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9 | |||
| Biology: | Found in coastal waters and ascending rivers into freshwater, penetrating far upstream from river mouth. Found in turbid channels and over gravel-bottoms. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Food-fish. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 September 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||