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Neomyxus leuciscus in French Polynesia
Acute-jawed mullet

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Neomyxus leuciscus   (Günther, 1872)
Family:	Mugilidae (Mullets)			picture (Neleu_u2.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
Order:	Mugiliformes  (Mullets)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Acute-jawed mullet
Max. size:	46.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9812)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range - 4 m
Climate:	tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Pacific Ocean: southern Japan (Ref. 9812), Mariana and Bonin Islands to the Hawaiian, Line, and Ducie Islands; Ifaluk, Mariana, and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Reported from French Polynesia (Ref. 12792).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 10-11. Grey dorsally; silvery flanks; white ventrally (Ref. 9812). Pectoral fins darkish but with bright yellow spot at origin (Ref. 9812, 37816).
Biology:	Inhabit sandy shores, tide pools and rocky surge areas (Ref. 9812). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Form schools. Feed on seaweeds and some crustaceans at daytime. Tend to move inshore to surface waters at night (Ref. 9812). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Caught at night with strong light and scooped up with hand nets (Ref. 9812)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless , Honebrink, R.. 1990
Coordinator:	Harrison, Ian
Main Ref:	Tinker, S.W.. 1978. (Ref. 583)
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French Polynesia country information
Common names:	Anae		Ref:  Keith, P., Vigneux, E. and Marquet, G., 2002
Status:	native		Ref:  Myers, R.F., 1999
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Tubuaï (Ref. 12792). Also in Rapa (Ref. 37816). Also in freshwater Ref. 48622.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fp.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Marquet, G., 1993
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	Checked:  Busson, Frédéric	Modified:  Busson, Frédéric	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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