Mountain Mullet
Dajaus monticola
- Group: Other
- Max size: 36 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
Unique among mullets, the mountain mullet climbs far inland and spends its whole adult life in freshwater rivers and streams. It holds in pools and runs, solitary in the upper reaches but forming loose schools lower down, with young sometimes straying into brackish water.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae › Dajaus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1042835.
FAQ
- Is the Mountain Mullet dangerous to divers?
- The Mountain Mullet is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Mountain Mullet get?
- The Mountain Mullet grows to about 36 cm.