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Liza aurata in Mauritania
Golden grey mullet

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Liza aurata   (Risso, 1810)
Family:	Mugilidae (Mullets)			picture (Liaur_u0.jpg) by Hernández-González, C.L.
Order:	Mugiliformes  (Mullets)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Golden grey mullet
Max. size:	59.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2058)
Environment:	pelagic-neritic; catadromous ; depth range - 10 m
Climate:	temperate; 64°N - 20°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.14-0.34; tm=3-4)
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: Scotland to Cape Verde; in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Also in coastal waters from southern Norway to Morocco, rare off Mauritania (Ref. 3573). Records from the lagoon of Accra are probably misidentifications.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 3-3. Longer pectoral fins, lack of black spot at the pectoral fin base. Golden spot present in gill cover (Ref. 35388).
Biology:	Neritic, entering lagoons and lower estuaries (Ref. 7399). Rarely entering fresh water (Ref. 3573). Feed on small benthic organisms, detritus, and occasionally on insects and plankton (Ref. 2804). Reproduction takes place in the sea, from July to November. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Minimum size allowed for fishing is 20 cm. The quality of the flesh is variable (Ref. 30578)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Harrison, Ian
Main Ref:	Thomson, J.M.. 1986. (Ref. 3573)
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Mauritania country information
Common names:	Tagaoua, Galupe, Golden grey mullet, Lissa negra, Mulet doré		Ref:  Maigret, J. and B. Ly, 1986
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Importance:	commercial		Ref:  Mohamed Fall, K.O., 2005
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in the shallow waters of Levrier Bay or Banc d'Arguin (Ref. 5377). Also Ref. 3573.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mr.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Maigret, J. and B. Ly, 1986
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	Checked:  Mohamed Fall, K.O.	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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