Gold-spot mullet Goldspot mullet, बोइ, மடவை, शीरतो, കന്പോ, அவிலி மீன், കണന്വ്, அவீலீமீன், బొంతలు , Avele-meen, Boi, Bonthalu, Goldspot-mullet, Kanbo, Madavai, Sherto
Family : Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order : Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Gold-spot mullet
Fish Name : Liza parsia
Max size : 16.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3468)
Environment : demersal; catadromous ; depth range - 10 m
Climate : tropical; 25°N - 6°N
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution : Indian Ocean: found along the coasts of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Andaman Islands.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in shallow coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and sometimes entering tidal rivers. Feed on small algae, diatoms, and other organic matter. Spawn at sea. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Sold fresh in markets; the roe is highly valued
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Harrison, Ian
Main Ref : Thomson, J.M.. 1984. (Ref. 3468)
India country information
Common Names : Goldspot mullet, बोइ, மடவை, शीरतो, കന്പോ, அவிலி மீன், കണന്വ്, அவீலீமீன், బొంతలు , Avele-meen, Boi, Bonthalu, Goldspot-mullet, Kanbo, Madavai, Sherto
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses
