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Mullus ponticus
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Mulliformes (Goatfishes) > Mullidae (Goatfishes)
Etymology: Mullus: Latin, mullus = soft (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Mullus: Latin, mullus = soft (Ref. 45335).
Taxonomic Remarks
According to Uiblein et al. (2024; Ref. 130857) this species is not valid at the species level, but retained at subspecies level. This reference also announces a revision of the genus Mullus and thus, the species level status of Mullus ponticus in FishBase will be reviewed when the revision is published.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 100 - 300 m (Ref. 4845). Temperate; 47°N - 41°N, 27°E - 42°E
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86700); max. published weight: 161.14 g (Ref. 86700)
Max length : 21.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86700); max. published weight: 161.14 g (Ref. 86700)
Occurs over mud, sand and gravel bottoms of the continental shelf. Feeds on small benthic invertebrates (crustaceans, worms and mollusks) (Ref. 4845).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Randall, John E. | Collaborators
Hureau, J.-C., 1986. Mullidae. p. 877-882. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4845)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | National databases | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00832 (0.00547 - 0.01266), b=3.07 (2.95 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.44 se; based on food items. |
| Generation time | 4.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.23;). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100). 🛈 |