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Mullet

Liza sp.

Description:

Perhaps 50-60 cm long, maybe more,

Habitat:

Irrigation channel (fresh water) in coastal marshes.

Notes:

Mugiliformes Mugilidae - Liza aurata - native - Golden grey mullet - Mule
Mugiliformes Mugilidae - Liza ramado - native - Thinlip mullet - Mule
Mugiliformes Mugilidae - Liza saliens - native - Leaping mullet - Galúa blanca
Read more at https://fish.mongabay.com/data/Spain.htm...

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2 Comments

Thanks InêsVeloso, in English this would be Mullet and in Spanish Salmonete. I found the following info for Spain:

Mugiliformes Mugilidae Liza aurata native Golden grey mullet Mule
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Liza ramado native Thinlip mullet Mule
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Liza saliens native Leaping mullet Galúa blanca

Read more at https://fish.mongabay.com/data/Spain.htm...

InêsVeloso
InêsVeloso 6 years ago

This fish belongs to the Mugilidae family, but i'm not shore about the species. In Portugal it's usually called Tainha.

Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Sep 27, 2017
Submitted on Jan 23, 2018

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