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Myxus elongatus Sand mullet, Black Spot Mullet, Bully Mullet, Lano, Poddy, Tallegalene, Wide Bay Mullet, Sand grey mullet

Myxus elongatus is commonly referred to as Sand mullet, Black Spot Mullet, Bully Mullet, Lano, Poddy, Tallegalene, Wide Bay Mullet, Sand grey mullet. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Turnbull, Marine Explorer, Australien

Foto: Fairy Bower, Sydney, New South Wales, Australien


Courtesy of the author Dr. John Turnbull, Marine Explorer, Australien . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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lexID:
12279 
AphiaID:
276971 
Scientific:
Myxus elongatus 
German:
Sandgraue Meeräsche 
English:
Sand Mullet, Black Spot Mullet, Bully Mullet, Lano, Poddy, Tallegalene, Wide Bay Mullet, Sand Grey Mullet 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Mugilidae (Family) > Myxus (Genus) > elongatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Günther, 1861 
Occurrence:
anadrome fish, Australia, Bass Strait, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales (Australia), Norfolk Island, Queensland (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Timor Sea, Western Australia 
Sea depth:
1 - 20 Meter 
Size:
7.87" - 15.75" (20cm - 40cm) 
Temperature:
59 °F - 84.2 °F (15°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Clams, Copepods, Crustaceans, Cyclops, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Nekton, Phytoplankton, Schrimps, Snails, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-08-01 18:03:19 

Info

Myxus elongatus ia a silvery olive-green to reddish-brown mullet becoming pale silvery below, with a gold blotch on the gill cover, a black spot on the upper pectoral-fin base, a white margin on anal fin.
Form schools in shallow coastal waters and lower estuaries, and juveniles may enter freshwaters.

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Flickr Homepage John Turnbull - Marine Explorer - (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Norfolkinsel, Australien
Foto: Fairy Bower, Sydney, New South Wales, Australien
Foto: Fairy Bower, Sydney, New South Wales, Australien

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