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Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Joturus: Taken from the Greek letter "iota" = the least or in the very small quantity + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Esteban Pichardo (1799–1879) was a Cuban lexicographer-geographer who was, according to Poey, the ‘estimable auteur’ of Diccionario Provincial de voces Cubanos and Geografia de la isla de Cuba (he also recommended the vernacular name Joturo). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
بحري; المياه العذبة; مياه مخلوطة; أسماك نازلة (Ref. 51243); نطاق العمق 10 - ? m. Subtropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 36880); 30°N - 7°N, 112°W - 65°W
Central America: Bahamas and Greater Antilles and the Atlantic and Pacific slopes of Central America and Colombia.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 9321); common length : 25.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 9321); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 3.3 kg (Ref. 40637)
Adults inhabit the upper reaches of rivers but enter brackish waters where spawning probably occurs. An important food fish in some areas. Herbivorous and scrapes algae from stones on the bottom with its fleshy lips, although sometimes eats prawns (Ref. 36880). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Migrate from the upper reaches of rivers during months of high rainfall to the sea-river transition zone to spawn (Ref. 13802).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Harrison, I.J., 1995. Mugilidae. Lisas. p. 1293-1298. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9321)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES (Ref. 131153)
Not Evaluated
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: مصائد تستهلك محلينا
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 27.5 - 28.4, mean 28 (based on 223 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00555 - 0.02485), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
المرونه (Ref.
120179): وسيط, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 1.4-4.4 سنة (Assuming tm=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (88 of 100).