Grooved Mullet
Chelon dumerili
- Group: Other
- Max size: 40 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
This mullet thrives where few fish can, moving through estuaries, lagoons and tidal rivers and tolerating water far saltier than the sea. It grazes plankton and detritus across shallow coastal mud, reaching around forty centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae › Chelon
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1042829.
FAQ
- Is the Grooved Mullet dangerous to divers?
- The Grooved Mullet is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Grooved Mullet get?
- The Grooved Mullet grows to about 40 cm.