Family : Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order : Mugiliformes  (Mullets)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Tade mullet
Fish Name : Liza tade
Max size : 70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573)
Environment : demersal; catadromous ; depth range - 10 m
Climate : tropical; 34°N - 22°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, Socotra to the west coast of India, Sri Lanka and extending to the east coast of India, Bangladesh, Andamans, Malaysia, China, the Marianas and Guam, the Philippines, and Australia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-9
Biology : Mostly found in marine waters, but enters estuaries and backwaters. Feed on small algae, diatoms, and other organic matter, both living and detrital, taken in with sand and mud. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Spawning takes place at sea. Also caught with stakenets. Marketed fresh
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Harrison, Ian
Main Ref : Thomson, J.M.. 1984. (Ref. 3468)

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