Liza ramada

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	MUGILIFORMES	MUGILIDAE

Scientific Name:

Liza ramada

Species Authority:

(Risso, 1810)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Grey Mullet, Haarder, Mowel, Thinlip Grey Mullet, Thin-lipped Grey Mullet
French	–	Gaouta-roussa, Meil, Meuille, Meuille Blanc, Muge Calusse, Muge Capiton, Mujon, Mulet, Mulet Blanc, Mulet Calusse, Mulet Capiton, Mulet Porc, Porc-mullet, Porqua, Porqué, Ramada, Yol Nègre
Spanish	–	Capiton, Galupe, Ilisa Aguda, Ilisa Calua Negra, Ilisa Cap Plá, Lisa, Lizarra, Morragute, Mujol, Mule, Muxo, Sama, Yama

Synonym/s:

Liza alosoides Fowler, 1903

Liza capito (Cuvier, 1829)

Mugil britannicus Hancock, 1830

Mugil capito Cuvier, 1829

Mugil caustelus Nardo, 1847

Mugil dubahra Valenciennes, 1836

Mugil petherici Günther, 1861

Mugil ramada Risso, 1810

Mugil ramado Risso, 1810

Myxus maroccensis Mohr, 1927

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M.
Reviewer/s:	Bogutskaya, N., & Smith, K. (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Unit)
Contributor/s:
Justification: A widespread species with no known major widespread threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Mediterranean, Black Sea, Azov Sea and Eastern Atlantic from Cape Verde and Senegal to southern Baltic and British Isles (not reaching northern Scotland). Migrates north during summer. Landlocked population in Fratel reservoir, Portugal. Introduced in Lake Kinneret (Israel).
Countries:	Native: Albania; Algeria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Denmark; Egypt; Faroe Islands; France; Georgia; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Guernsey; Ireland; Isle of Man; Israel; Italy; Jersey; Lebanon; Libya; Mauritania; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Netherlands; Norway; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Senegal; Serbia (Serbia); Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; Western Sahara
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Population [top]

Population:	Abundant.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Habitat: Pelagic near shore, entering lagoons and lower reaches of rivers, often found in polluted waters. Spawns offshore at sea. Biology: Usually lives in schools. Males reproduce for the first time at 2-3 years, females at four or later. Females somewhat larger than males. Spawns several million pelagic eggs in September-December, April-July on British coast. Juveniles around 20 mm SL move to coastal lagoons and estuaries in autumn and especially winter. Juveniles feed on zooplankton until about 30 mm SL, then on benthic animals and plants. Adults filter algae, vegetal detritus and sediment.
Systems:	Freshwater; Marine

Habitat and Ecology:

Habitat:
Pelagic near shore, entering lagoons and lower reaches of rivers, often found in polluted waters. Spawns offshore at sea.

Biology:
Usually lives in schools. Males reproduce for the first time at 2-3 years, females at four or later. Females somewhat larger than males. Spawns several million pelagic eggs in September-December, April-July on British coast. Juveniles around 20 mm SL move to coastal lagoons and estuaries in autumn and especially winter. Juveniles feed on zooplankton until about 30 mm SL, then on benthic animals and plants. Adults filter algae, vegetal detritus and sediment.

Systems:

Freshwater; Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No major threats known.

Major Threat(s):

No major threats known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information.

Conservation Actions:

No information.

Citation:	Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Liza ramada. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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