Haarder
Planiliza haematocheila (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Also calledMenada (jpn) · cin kefali (tur) · Пиленгас (rus) · Піленгас (ukr) · メナダ (jpn)
The so-iuy mullet (Planiliza haematocheilus), also known as the haarder, redlip mullet or so-iny mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mugilidae.
Previously the species was included in the genus Mugil (as Mugil soiuy), but is now considered a member of the genus Planiliza.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Habitat. At sea, pelagic near shore. Juveniles enter brackish and fresh waters of lagoons and lower reaches of rivers. Spawns at sea and in brackish waters. Often enters freshwater to overwinter. Biology. Euryhaline, live six years, likely much longer. Feeds on detritus, diatoms and blue-green algae. Eggs and larvae planktonic.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
conservation
Conservation status. Non-native; situation poorly known. Most abundant Mugilid in Azov Sea. Along shores of Black Sea and possibly Aegean, its expansion corresponds to a sharp decline in native species of Mugilidae, which it appears to be replacing.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of mullets entering freshwaters in Black Sea and Mediterranean basins by: ● posterior extremity of upper jaw reaching beyond anterior rim of eye / ○ predorsal scales with a single longitudinal groove / ○ 41 – 42 scales in lateral series (not including scales on caudal base) / ○ 24 circumpeduncular scale rows / ○ upper lip smooth / ○ without adipose tissue rim around eye / ○ pectoral short, not reaching close to vertical of first dorsal origin. Size up to 530 mm SL.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
discussion
Remarks. Surprisingly, there are very few records of this species from the Anatolian, but none from the Georgian Black Sea basin, whereas it is common along the coasts of Russian Caucasus.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
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Range & habitat
The natural range of the species is in the Northwest Pacific, from Hokkaido and the Amur River in the north along the coasts of Korea and China to Vietnam in the south. Introduced by humans for aquaculture in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea before entering the northern Aegean Sea, where it was first recorded in 1998, via the Sea of Marmara.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9377860.