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Liza vaigiensis in Marshall Islands
Squaretail mullet

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Liza vaigiensis   (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Family:	Mugilidae (Mullets)			picture (Livai_u1.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
Order:	Mugiliformes  (Mullets)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Squaretail mullet
Max. size:	63.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)
Environment:	reef-associated; catadromous
Climate:	tropical; 32°N - 24°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia (Ref. 9812).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-9. Olive-brown dorsally, flanks silvery, abdomen white or suffused pale yellow (Ref. 9812). About 6 longitudinal stripes on flanks formed by longitudinal marks on scales; scales also with darkened margins giving slight chequered appearance to flanks (Ref. 9812). Iris with yellow patches (Ref. 9812). Margins of fins dusky, otherwise yellowish white (Ref. 9812). Caudal fin distinctly yellow (Ref. 9812). Pectoral fin completely black in small fish; lower section yellowish in adults (Ref. 9812). No axillary scale visible in the pectoral fins (Ref. 1602).
Biology:	Inhabit lagoons, reef flats, estuaries, and coastal creeks, in shallow coastal areas and protected sandy shores (Ref. 40488). Usually within tidal influence, but may enter fresh water, ascending 10 km into rivers (Ref. 40488). Form large schools, frequently in mangrove areas (Ref. 2334). Juveniles may be found in rice fields and mangroves and may be used as bait fish (Ref. 9812). 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:	Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
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Marshall Islands country information
Common names:	Aotak, Autok, Jilabar, Yol		Ref:  Bartsch, A.F. and E.F. McFarren, 1962
Status:	native		Ref:  Myers, R.F., 1999
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rm.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Myers, R.F., 1991
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	Checked:  Capuli, Estelita Emily	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Capuli, Estelita Emily

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