Diassanga Mullet
Chelon bandialensis
- Group: Other
- Max size: 57.2 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
This West African mullet is large for its kind and seems genuinely scarce, with only big individuals ever recorded. It reaches roughly 57 centimetres yet remains so poorly documented that experts list it as data deficient. It lives in coastal waters down to the surface zone.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae › Chelon
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1042827.
FAQ
- Is the Diassanga Mullet dangerous to divers?
- The Diassanga Mullet is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Diassanga Mullet get?
- The Diassanga Mullet grows to about 57.2 cm.