Silver mullet
📖 Overview
Form schools in coastal waters, estuaries, and bays; young may enter freshwater. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive . Taken as bycatch; used as baitfish for crabs and snappers.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Greenish brown dorsally; flanks silvery; abdomen off white . Gold spots on dorsal and ventral parts of iris . Second dorsal, anal, and caudal fins with dusky margins and second dorsal speckled brown . Pectoral fin with purplish spot dorsally at origin .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Silver mullet is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous . Tropical endemic to Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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