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Neomyxus leuciscus (Günther, 1872)

Acute-jawed mullet
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> Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Neomyxus: Greek, neos = new + Greek,myxo = slime (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Issue
Genus B. Mundy, pers. comm.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 4 m (Ref. 9812). Tropical; 31°N - 28°S, 127°E - 128°W

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Pacific Ocean: southern Japan (Ref. 9812), Mariana and Bonin Islands to the Hawaiian, Line, and Ducie Islands; Ifaluk, Mariana, and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Reported from French Polynesia (Ref. 12792).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9812)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 4; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 10 - 11. Grey dorsally; silvery flanks; white ventrally (Ref. 9812). Pectoral fins darkish but with bright yellow spot at origin (Ref. 9812, 37816).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabit sandy shores, tide pools and rocky surge areas (Ref. 9812). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Form schools. Feed on seaweeds and some crustaceans at daytime. Tend to move inshore to surface waters at night (Ref. 9812). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Caught at night with strong light and scooped up with hand nets (Ref. 9812).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Harrison, Ian | Colaboradores

Tinker, S.W., 1978. Fishes of Hawaii, a handbook of the marine fishes of Hawaii and the Central Pacific Ocean. Hawaiian Service Inc., Honolulu. 568 p. (Ref. 583)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 130160)





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.9 - 29.4, mean 28 °C (based on 866 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01738 (0.00989 - 0.03055), b=3.02 (2.87 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.36 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 56.5 [21.4, 162.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.583 [0.267, 1.446] mg/100g; Protein = 19.2 [17.3, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.164 [0.079, 0.352] g/100g; Selenium = 20.2 [10.1, 46.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 76.9 [18.4, 318.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.67 [1.08, 2.59] mg/100g (wet weight);