- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- MUGILIFORMES
- MUGILIDAE
- Liza
- melinoptera
Otomebora Mullet, Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes 1836)
Otomebora Mullet, Chelon melinoptera. Source: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), www.saiab.ac.za. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
The Otomebora Mullet, is now named Chelon melinoptera.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Liza melinoptera in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 May 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4417
Otomebora Mullet, Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes 1836)
More Info
Distribution |
Shark Bay, Western Australia, around the tropical north to the Proserpine area, Queensland. Widespread in the Indo-west-central Pacific from east Africa to French Polynesia (Marquesas Islands), north to the Philippines, and south to Tonga. Forms schools over sandy and muddy bottoms in shallow coastal waters, entering lagoons, estuaries and rivers to feed. |
Feeding |
Feeds on algae and small plant detritus. |
Similar Species |
In Australia, this species has been confused with Liza macrolepis. |
Species Citation |
Mugil melinopterus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons 11: 146. Type locality: Vanicoro. |
Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Resources |
Otomebora Mullet, Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes 1836)
References
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Hoese, D. 2012. Chelon melinopterus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T197047A2478363. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T197047A2478363.en. Downloaded on 28 August 2016.
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Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1836. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 11 506 pp. pls 307-343.