Eastern Keelback Mullet
Planiliza affinis
- Group: Other
- Max size: 39.4 cm
- For divers: safe
A mullet of estuaries and sheltered inlet waters, it ranges into the brackish reaches where rivers meet the sea. It spawns pelagic eggs that drift freely, and in Japan it is eaten as a food fish.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae › Planiliza
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1043422.
FAQ
- Is the Eastern Keelback Mullet dangerous to divers?
- The Eastern Keelback Mullet is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Eastern Keelback Mullet get?
- The Eastern Keelback Mullet grows to about 39.4 cm.