Black Spot Mullet

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).

Catadromous. Migrating from freshwater to the sea to spawn, e.g., European eels. Subdivision of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9

Demersal species (Ref. 121913). Found in freshwater during its first year, seldom thereafter. Forms schools in shallow coastal waters and lower estuaries. Feeds on small crustaceans and molluscs as well as microscopic algae. Spawns near estuary mouths or in the sea (Ref. 9812). Exhibits coastal and offshore spawning (Ref. 121911). Also found in seagrass (Ref. 121912).

Form schools in shallow coastal waters and lower estuaries. Found in freshwater during its first year, seldom thereafter (Ref. 9812). Spawn near estuary mouths or in the sea (Ref. 9812). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Feed on small crustaceans and mollusks as well as microscopic algae (Ref. 2109). Marketed fresh or filleted (Ref. 9812).

fisheries: commercial