Myxus
elongatus
Günther, 1861
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Family:
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Mugilidae
(Mullets)
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AquaMaps |
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Sand grey mullet |
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Max. size:
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40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9812) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; amphidromous; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 1 – 10 m
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Climate: |
temperate |
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Importance:
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fisheries: commercial |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Southwest Pacific: Australia including the Lord Howe and Norfolk islands. Probably also the southern extreme of Queensland (Ref. 9812).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 4 - 4;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 9. Dark olive-green or reddish brown dorsally, greenish wash on upper flanks, lower flanks silvery (Ref. 9812). Gold blotch on operculum (Ref. 9812). Golden-yellow iris around dark eye (Ref. 9812). Fins greenish brown, except anal fin with white margin (Ref. 9812). Black spot at base of pectoral fin (Ref. 9812).
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Biology: |
Forms schools in shallow coastal waters and lower estuaries. Found in freshwater during its first year, seldom thereafter (Ref. 9812). Spawns near estuary mouths or in the sea (Ref. 9812). Feeds on small crustaceans and mollusks as well as microscopic algae (Ref. 2109). Marketed fresh or filleted (Ref. 9812).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Harrison, Ian
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