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Mullet

Liza sp.

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Field Notes

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 <br>
Mugiliformes Mugilidae - Liza ramado - native - Thinlip mullet - Mule <br>
Mugiliformes Mugilidae - Liza saliens - native - Leaping mullet - Galúa blanca <br>

Read more at https://fish.mongabay.com/data/Spain.htm#BHLEA6yG1qvzbJc7.99

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
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#BHLEA6yG1qvzbJc7.99
InêsVeloso
This fish belongs to the Mugilidae family, but i'm not shore about the species. In Portugal it's usually called Tainha.

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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2018

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