![]() The availability of genomic and transcriptomic resources would lead to a better understanding of the regulatory pathways involved in captive maturation and breeding of grey mullet. A year-round commercial seed production with captive broodstock could not be realized till date due to constraints in captive maturation and seasonal spawning behavior of the species. The peak reproductive periods are November and June–August for Eastern and Western grey mullet captive stocks, respectively ( Sukumaran et al., 2021). ![]() Further, the reproductive period of captive grey mullet is reported to be asynchronous between the Eastern and Western Coast stocks of India. ![]() In the Indian context, though captive broodstock of grey mullet was developed about two decades back ( Abraham et al., 2000), large-scale successful induced breeding trials were realized only recently ( Sukumaran et al., 2021). The biology, genetics, ecology, and fishing aspects of grey mullet were thoroughly reviewed by Whitfield et al. Mugil cephalus, commonly known as flathead grey mullet, is an important candidate brackish water food fish species of herbivorous nature positioned at lower trophic levels of the food chain.
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