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Crenimugil crenilabis in French Polynesia
Fringelip mullet

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Crenimugil crenilabis   (Forsskål, 1775)
Family:	Mugilidae (Mullets)			picture (Crcre_u0.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
Order:	Mugiliformes  (Mullets)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Fringelip mullet
Max. size:	60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)
Environment:	reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate:	tropical; 32°N - 32°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; bait: occasionally
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Fec=195,000-897,000)
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Line and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Silvery in color, greenish olive above; pectoral fins pale yellow with purplish axillary spot, other fins grey (Ref. 4393).
Biology:	Found in coastal waters, over sandy or muddy areas of lagoons, reef flats and tide pools; enters harbors (Ref. 9812). Schooling species, swim at various depths along reefs, to about 20 meters but usually much shallower. Feed on detritus containing algae and microscopic animals, by scooping up the upper layer of sand or mud and filtering through the gills (Ref. 48637). Omnivorous (Ref. 6113). Form large schools before spawning, at the beginning of the ebb tide (in June), over shallow, open areas of the lagoon slope (Ref. 9812). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Spawning occurs in large aggregations after dark. Marketed fresh (Ref. 9812). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Harrison, Ian
Main Ref:	Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene. 1990. (Ref. 2334)
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French Polynesia country information
Common names:	Niku, Ree, Aua, Orie, Petehutehu, Ree kanae, Tehu, Ututu, Ututu, Tahiti mullet, Warty-nosed mullet		Ref:  Rensch, K.H., 1988
Status:	native		Ref:  Myers, R.F., 1999
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Aquaculture:			Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Rapa Is. Also Ref. 48622.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fp.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Randall, J.E. and Y.H. Sinoto, 1978
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	Checked:  Busson, Frédéric	Modified:  Busson, Frédéric	Entered:  Pauly, Daniel

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