Mugil parsia is a Senior Synonym of Chelon parsia.

Goldspot mullet - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Mugiliformes
Family	:	Mugilidae
Genus	:	Liza
Species	:	Chelon parsia

Common Names:

English	:	Goldspot mullet[6]
Bangla	:	Data not available

Synonyms:

There is no synonym found for Chelon parsia.

Maximum Length and Weight:

15 cm (TL) and 100 g ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.1-4.3 : 3.3-3.4 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.7-5 : 3.8-4 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 4 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.3 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D₁. IV; D₂. 1/8; P₁. 15; P₂. 1/5; A. 3/9 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D₁ IV; D₂ I 8; A III 9; P 14; V I 5 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

33-34 scales on lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Not Assessed	(Version 3.1) [730]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [313]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Andaman Island[6] Bangladesh[70] India[855] Pakistan[1030] Sri Lanka[1030]
Bangladesh	:	Andharmanik river, Patuakhali[751] Passur River, Khulna[752] Little feni river, Feni[795]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

First breeding maturity at-
9.5 cm in TL for Unsexed in India ^[1047]

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net, Seine net, Beach seine net, Seine net, Hand lining, Set bag net, Set bag net, Cast net, Cast net ^[792]
Gill net, Gill net, Seine net, Beach seine net, Seine net, Hand lining, Set bag net, Set bag net, Cast net, Cast net ^[1657]
Gill net, Gill net, Seine net, Beach seine net, Seine net, Hand lining, Set bag net, Set bag net, Cast net, Cast net ^[1174]
Gill net, Gill net, Seine net, Beach seine net, Seine net, Hand lining, Set bag net, Set bag net, Cast net, Cast net ^[1657]
Market price:
250-300 BDT/kg (Size: 20-22 cm, Weight: 200-250 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]