Abstract:The Mugilidae family is an important fish group distributed throughout the world, inhabiting the fresh, estuarine and coastal waters. Mugil cephalus and Liza haematocheila are the two important economic species in Mugilidae family. Mugilidae are one of the most important foraging and detritivorous fishes. They feed by sucking silt or scraping rock and plant surfaces, acting as a scavenger and changes material cycle process in an aquaculture ecosystem. Mugilidae are an important fish for both fisheries and aquaculture purposes. The resources exploitation and ecological culture of Mugilidae not only improves the fishery structure, but also reduces the pollution of the cultured water, ensuring the sustained and healthy development of the aquaculture industry. The prospects of resources exploitation and ecological culture of Mugilidae in China are proposed in this paper.
