Yellow-eye mullet

Aldrichetta forsteri

A yellow eyed mullet schooling between rivers and sea

Yellow
Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Temperate fish

Yellow-eye mullet is a freshwater fish from Southwest Pacific. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 50 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mullets and Glassfishes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Aldrichetta
Maximum length: 50 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: throughout New Zealand and the Chatham Islands; also from eastern, western Australia, southern Australia and Tasmania.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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