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Oedalechilus labeo (Cuvier, 1829) Boxlip mullet |
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photo by
Pillon, R. |
| Family: | Mugilidae (Mullets) | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 10 years | |||
| Environment: | demersal; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Gibraltar. Throughout the Mediterranean Sea but not in Black Sea. | |||
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| Biology: | Neritic, found inshore, at mouths of rivers and sewage effluents but not entering brackish and freshwater (Ref. 7465). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||