Thinlip grey mullet

distribution

Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: southern Norway south to Senegal, including Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands. Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 1 January 2008); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action.

The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status

description

Literature Vuković 1963 a, 1977 a; Kosorić 1978; Bogut et al. 2006; Kottelat & Freyhof 2007; Sofradžija 2009; Tutman et al. 2012 a.

Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution

discussion

Remarks Distributed in the lower reaches of the Neretva River and the Hutovo blato wetland, where it enters from coastal areas of the Adriatic Sea.

Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution

biology_ecology

Habitat. Pelagic inshore, entering lagoons and lower reaches of rivers, often found in polluted waters. Spawns offshore at sea. Biology. Usually in schools. Males spawn first time at 2 – 3 years, females at 4 or later. Females slightly larger than males. Spawns several million pelagic eggs in September – December in Mediterranean, April – July along British coast. Juveniles about 20 mm SL move into coastal lagoons and estuaries in autumn, especially in winter. Juveniles feed on zooplankton until about 30 mm SL, then on benthic animals and plants. Adults filter algae and plant detritus.

Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia