Depth range
States & territories
- Queensland(26)
- Western Australia(21)
- Northern Territory(18)
- New South Wales(16)
- Victoria(8)
- South Australia(7)
- Tasmania(6)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands(3)
- Coral Sea Islands(2)
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands(2)
- Christmas Island(2)
GeoZone
- N coast(13)
- NE coast(12)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(11)
- Central E coast(9)
- NW coast(9)
- Lower E coast(5)
- Great Barrier Reef(4)
- N coastal(3)
- Bass Strait(3)
- Lower W coast(2)
- Great Australian Bight(2)
- S Gulfs coast(2)
- Central W coast(2)
- SW coast(2)
- Tas. coast(1)
- NE coastal(1)
- NW coastal(1)
Habitat & ecology
- estuarine(12)
- coral reef(4)
- mangroves(2)
- benthic(2)
- soft bottom(1)
- continental shelf(1)
- sandy bottom(1)
- seagrass beds(1)
- freshwater(1)
- temperate(1)
- muddy bottom(1)
Localities/regions
- Moreton Bay Region(4)
- Great Barrier Reef(4)
- Port Phillip(3)
- Gulf St Vincent(2)
- Lord Howe Island Province(2)
- Spencer Gulf(2)
- Sydney Harbour(2)
- Kimberley(2)
- Kangaroo Island(2)
- Gippsland Lakes(2)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(2)
- Darwin Harbour(1)
- Derwent Estuary(1)
- Jervis Bay(1)
- Houtman Abrolhos Islands(1)
- Rottnest Island(1)
- Swan River(1)
- Western Port(1)
- Botany Bay(1)
- Pilbara(1)
- Wilsons Promontory(1)
Conservation Status
Biology
Reproduction & Early Life history
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Goldspot Mullet
Liza argentea
(Quoy & Gaimard 1825)
Actinopterygii > Mugiliformes > Mugilidae > Liza
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Greenback Mullet
Liza subviridis
(Valenciennes 1836)
Actinopterygii > Mugiliformes > Mugilidae > Liza
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Rock Mullet
Liza tade
(Forsskål 1775)
Actinopterygii > Mugiliformes > Mugilidae > Liza
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Largescale Mullet
Liza macrolepis
(Smith 1846)
Actinopterygii > Mugiliformes > Mugilidae > Liza
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Fantail Mullet
Paramugil georgii
(Ogilby 1897)
Actinopterygii > Mugiliformes > Mugilidae > Paramugil
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Sea Mullet
Mugil cephalus
Linnaeus 1758
Actinopterygii > Mugiliformes > Mugilidae > Mugil
A bluish-grey to olive-brown mullet becoming silvery-white or paler below, with a dark-bluish spot at the base of the pectoral fin. Although Mugil cephalus has been thought to occur worldwide, recent molecular studies, indicate that what has been considered to be Mugil cephalus is a complex of cryptic species. Video of Sea Mullet scaling the Wolli fish ladder .
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Broadmouth Mullet
Paramugil parmatus
(Cantor 1850)
Actinopterygii > Mugiliformes > Mugilidae > Paramugil
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Hornlip Mullet
Oedalechilus labiosus
(Valenciennes 1836)
Actinopterygii > Mugiliformes > Mugilidae > Oedalechilus
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Bluetail Mullet
Moolgarda buchanani
(Bleeker 1853)
Actinopterygii > Mugiliformes > Mugilidae > Moolgarda
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Fringelip Mullet
Crenimugil heterocheilos
(Bleeker 1855)
Actinopterygii > Mugiliformes > Mugilidae > Crenimugil