Family : Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order : Mugiliformes  (Mullets)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Keeled mullet
Fish Name : Liza carinata
Max size : 18.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573)
Environment : pelagic-neritic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Bombay, India. Reported from Japan and the coast of China (Ref. 559); occurrence in the Western Pacific needs to be verified.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-9
Biology : Occur mainly in marine coastal waters. Also found in inlet waters and estuaries of rivers (Ref. 559). Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Harrison, Ian
Main Ref : Thomson, J.M.. 1984. (Ref. 3468)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses