Family : Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order : Mugiliformes  (Mullets)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Largescale mullet
Fish Name : Liza macrolepis
Max size : 60.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4967)
Environment : demersal; catadromous ; depth range - 10 m
Climate : tropical; 32°N - 28°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.10)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: east coast of Africa, including Madagascar, Seychelles, Rodriguez; north to Sri Lanka and India (except Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Bengal), Andaman and Nicobar Islands, east to Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Japan, Marshall and Tuamoto islands, Melanesia and Polynesia (Ref. 2830).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-10. Greenish-grey dorsally; flanks and abdomen silvery; fins grey or bluish with dusky margins and may appear yellowish at base (Ref. 9812). Pectoral with golden base, and perhaps a dark spot (Ref. 9812). With rudimentary axillary scale.
Biology : Occur in shallow coastal waters, and from brackish water to freshwater regions of rivers (Ref. 41299). Form schools (Ref. 40448); in larger aggregations during spawning, which takes place at sea (Ref. 3468). Feed on small algae, diatoms, forams, benthic polychaetes, crustaceans, mollusks, organic matter and detritus; fry feed on copepods and floating algae (Ref. 40448). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Caught mainly during the spawning season and is sold fresh; the roe is highly appreciated
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Harrison, Ian
Main Ref : Nakabo, T.. 2002. (Ref. 41299)

India country information
Common Names : Largescale mullet, மடவை, மாவா கெண்டை , மாவா கெண்டை  , కొనిగ, തിരുത, அவீலீ மீன், அவிலி மீன், அவுளி மீன், சிரிய கென்டை, செலுவ கென்டை, சீறீய கெண்டை , வெளிசா, കണന്വ്, മല്ലന്, പുള്ളി കണന്വ്, மடவைக் கென்‍டை, கெஜமீன் கெண்டை , దింగ్లియ, கெஜமீனக் கென்‍டை, அவீலீமீன், செலுவகெண்டை, బొంతపరిగి , దింగ్లియ , வெளீசா , ಮದಥಾಲೆ , കണന്പ് , മല്ലന് , வெளீசா  , ಮದಥಾಲೆ  , மாதவீ , కొనిగ , ಮಜ್ನಿ , കന്പോ , సురాడ  , மனலை , ಪಾರೆ  , Avelemeen, Avulimeen, Berneo-mullet, Bonthaparigi, Cheluvakandai, Chiryakandai, Dingliah, Gejameenakendai, Grey Mullet, Kanambu, Kanbo, Koniga, Madathale, Madavai, Madavakandai, Majni, Mallan, Manalai, Pare, Surada, Thirutha, Velisa
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses : no uses