Speigler's Mullet
Osteomugil speigleri
- Group: Other
- Max size: 35 cm
- For divers: safe
Speigler's mullet schools in shallow water and pushes into estuaries and freshwater, with juveniles turning up in rice fields and mangrove swamps. It grazes algae, diatoms and organic matter sifted from sand and mud, spawns at sea, and reaches about thirty five centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae › Osteomugil
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1509482.
FAQ
- Is the Speigler's Mullet dangerous to divers?
- The Speigler's Mullet is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Speigler's Mullet get?
- The Speigler's Mullet grows to about 35 cm.