Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Mugiliformes

Family: Mugilidae

Genus: Osteomugil

Species: Osteomugil perusii (Valenciennes, 1836)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found in coastal waters and estuaries (Ref. 40488). Form shoals over mudflats (Ref. 40488). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).

Habitat

brackish