Gold mullet
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Gold mullet ( Liza aurata ) |
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The gold mullet ( Liza aurata ) is a species of mullet that can be found in the north-east Atlantic, the North Sea, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea .
features
The gold mullet has an elongated, spindle-shaped body that is characteristic of the mullet and reaches an average length of 50 and a maximum of 70 centimeters with a maximum weight of 2.9 kilograms. The head, which is flattened on the top, has a terminal mouth. Like the thin-lipped mullet , in contrast to the thick-lipped mullet, it has no enlarged upper lip and no protuberances (papillae). The back is gray-blue, the flanks are colored silver-gray and have several fine dark longitudinal lines. A distinctive golden spot on the gill covers is characteristic.
Mullets have two dorsal fins, the first has 4 hard rays and the second one hard and 7 to 8 soft rays , the anal fin 3 hard and 9 soft rays. The pelvic fins are on the chest.
distribution
The gold mullet can be found in the northeast Atlantic from Norway and the North Sea to West Africa in the Senegal area and around the Cape Verde and Canary Islands . It also lives in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea .
Way of life
Mullets live as pronounced schooling fish in the coastal area, where they occasionally invade lagoons and estuaries. In summer, they are mainly found in the surface area and graze on algae and invertebrates near the ground.
The spawning season falls from July to November. The eggs are released into the open water and float in the surface water due to stored oil droplets.
Importance to humans
Mullets are popular food fish that are caught in the open sea and also kept in aquaculture .
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d e f g Andreas Vilcinskas : Fish - Central European freshwater species and marine fish of the North and Baltic Seas . BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich 2000; P. 142; ISBN 3-405-15848-6 .
- ↑ a b c Gold Mullet on Fishbase.org (English)
literature
- Andreas Vilcinskas : Fish - Central European freshwater species and marine fish of the North and Baltic Seas . BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich 2000; P. 142; ISBN 3-405-15848-6 .
Web links
- Gold Mullet on Fishbase.org (English)
- Chelon auratus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M., 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2014.