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Liza grandisquamis in Mauritania
Largescaled mullet

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Liza grandisquamis   (Valenciennes, 1836)
Family:	Mugilidae (Mullets)			picture (Ligra_u1.gif) by FAO
Order:	Mugiliformes  (Mullets)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Largescaled mullet
Max. size:	40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2683)
Environment:	pelagic-neritic; catadromous
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania (Ref. 5377) to Equatorial Guinea.
Biology:	Inhabit shallow coastal waters, estuaries and brackish lagoons, including mangroves (Ref. 2683) and freshwater rivers (Ref. 7399). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Harrison, Ian
Main Ref:	Thomson, J.M.. 1990. (Ref. 7399)
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Mauritania country information
Common names:	Zoule		Ref:  Séret, B. and P. Opic, 1997
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Importance:	commercial		Ref:  Mohamed Fall, K.O., 2005
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
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:  Sa-a, Pascualita

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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