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Sand grey mullet (Myxus elongatus)
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Sand grey mullet (Myxus elongatus) specimen
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Mugilidae

Sand grey mullet

Myxus elongatus

Fish Reaching Forty Centimeters in Southwest Pacific

  • Gray
  • Temperate
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Sand grey mullet is a fish from Southwest Pacific. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Family
Mugilidae
Genus
Myxus
Maximum length
40 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Australia including the Lord Howe and Norfolk islands. Probably also the southern extreme of Queensland (Ref. 9812 ).

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