Banana Mullet
Mugil bananensis
- Group: Other
- Max size: 40 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
The banana mullet works coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons and tolerates salinities as high as seventy three parts per thousand. It grazes phytoplankton and detritus, and its pelagic eggs drift free after spawning. It reaches about forty centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae › Mugil
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 273647.
FAQ
- Is the Banana Mullet dangerous to divers?
- The Banana Mullet is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Banana Mullet get?
- The Banana Mullet grows to about 40 cm.