Fig. 2 in Local ecological knowledge of fishers about the life cycle and temporal patterns in the migration of mullet (Mugil liza) in Southern Brazil

Fig. 2. The life cycle of the mullet Mugil liza following local ecological knowledge of fishers from Santa Catarina State: a) Exit of mullets from 'criadouros' or breeding sites (lagoons and estuaries) to the sea (n= 45); b) Migration of mullets known as 'corrida' (run) and recurrent gathering with smaller schools (schooling or thickening process). The outlined map represents the Santa Catarina State coastline and main stopping/fishing sites for mullets. Arrows corresponds to our data-collection sites, which were indicated as main fishing locations; c) Outline of Santa Catarina State island (Florianópolis city) and Bombinhas as most external (to the East) coastal areas and where larger captures of mullets occurs during the fishing season; d) Male and female spawning with respective milky ('ova leiteira') and yellowish ('ova amarela') gonads. According to most of our informants, after fecundation female mullets may hold their eggs under their scales until they become juvenile; e) Northward migration to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro states, following by their (adults plus juveniles) southward return to lagoons and estuaries; f) Entrance of adult mullets and recruitment of juveniles in lagoons and estuaries; g) Growth and feeding of adults and juveniles in lagoons and estuaries.