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Crenimugil seheli (Fabricius, 1775)

Bluespot mullet
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Philippines country information

Common names: Aguas, Agwas, Araran
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Matnog, Sorsogon (Ref. 58652). Museum: Taytay fish market, FRLM 12146. In range Ref. 1602. Caught as adults and fry in river mouths (e.g. Cagayan river); apparently overfished (article in Inquirer, 17 Nov. 1998).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kimura, S., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Crenimugil: Latin, crenulatus = cut, clipped + Latin, mugil = grey mullet (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; catadromous (Ref. 46888); depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical; 35°N - 32°S, 28°E - 135°W

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