Goldspot Mullet, Gracilimugil argentea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)

Other Names: Brown-back Mullet, Bull-nose Mullet, Fantail Mullet, Flattail Mullet, Flat-tail Mullet, Gold-gill, Gold-gill Mullet, Jumpin Mullet, Jumping Mullet, Ramsay's Mullet, Rock Mullet, Rockies, Tiger Mullet, Tygum, Tygum Mullet, Wankari

A Goldspot Mullet, Gracilimugil argentea, in Nelson Bay, New South Wales, September 2011. Source: Tom Davis / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A pale brown mullet becoming silvery below with dusky dorsal and caudal fins, a purple iris with golden flecks, and a golden spot on the upper rear of the gill cover.
This species was previously known as Liza argentea.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Gracilimugil argentea in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4538

Goldspot Mullet, Gracilimugil argentea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)

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Distribution	Cardwell, Queensland, around southern Australia, to about Perth, Western Australia, and possibly eastern Tasmania. Inhabits estuaries, lagoons and coastal waters, forming schools in the shallows. Juveniles may occur in freshwater.
Similar Species	Differs from other Australian mullet species in lacking as axillary process at the base of the pectoral fins, and having 35-38 lateral-line scales and 10 anal-fin rays.
Species Citation	Mugil argenteus Quoy & Gaimard 1825, Voyage Autour du Monde: 338, Pl. 59 (Fig. 3). Type locality: Port Jackson, New South Wales,
Author	Bray, D.J. 2020
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Goldspot Mullet, Gracilimugil argentea (Quoy & Gaimard 1825)

References

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