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Mugil liza Lebranche mullet

Mugil liza is commonly referred to as Lebranche mullet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pas pour l'aquarium!. A aquarium size of at least 10000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
4112 
AphiaID:
273655 
Scientific:
Mugil liza 
German:
Meeräsche 
English:
Lebranche Mullet 
Category:
Mulet 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Mugilidae (Family) > Mugil (Genus) > liza (Species) 
Initial determination:
Valenciennes, 1836 
Occurrence:
Suriname, Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Columbia, Florida, French Guiana, Gulf of Mexico, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 125 Meter 
Habitats:
Beach, Brackish water, Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Estuaries (river mouths), Freshwater, Mangrove Zones, Marine / Salt Water, Muddy grounds, Reef-associated, Rocky reefs, Water Column 
Size:
31.5" - 39.37" (80cm - 100cm) 
Weight:
9 kg 
Temperature:
°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Detritus, Phytoplankton 
Tank:
2199.78 gal (~ 10000L)  
Difficulty:
Pas pour l'aquarium! 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Data deficient (DD) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-07-30 11:51:42 

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Inhabit coastal marine waters and brackish estuaries. Also found in hyper-saline lagoons and may enter freshwater.

Synonyme:
Lugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mugil lebranchus Poey, 1860 · unaccepted
Mugil platanus Günther, 1880 · unaccepted (synonym)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Folk taxonomy of the gray mullets (Mugilidae: Mugiliformes) in a marine extractivist reserve of northern Brazil (en). Abgerufen am 30.07.2026.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 30.07.2026.
  4. Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system (multi). Abgerufen am 30.07.2026.

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