Author: (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
FBname: So-iuy mullet
Remark: In genus <i>Planiliza</i> (Durand et al., 2015: Ref. 114224).
Comments: Adults inhabit shallow coastal waters as well as freshwater regions of rivers (Ref. 41299).  Very common in the rivers discharging into Peter the Great Bay; enter freshwater.  Large concentrations of fry-of-the-year measuring 3.1-6.2 cm in the mouths of rivers in August.  Length in the Black Sea is usually 20-30 cm but may reach 43 cm; length in the Atlantic Ocean may reach 50 cm (Ref. 2058).  Omnivorous (Ref. 9137).  Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).  Alien Invasive: In Azov Sea, it is now the most abundant mugilid species. Along shores of Black Sea, its expansion corresponds to a sharp decline of native species of Mugilidae, which it apparently replaces (Ref. 59043).