Parassi Mullet
Mugil incilis
- Group: Other
- Max size: 40 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This mullet lives mostly in brackish estuaries but also pushes into marine and even hypersaline water, gathering at river mouths to spawn. The females release vast numbers of yolk rich pelagic eggs, and adults reach around forty centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae › Mugil
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 273654.
FAQ
- Is the Parassi Mullet dangerous to divers?
- The Parassi Mullet is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Parassi Mullet get?
- The Parassi Mullet grows to about 40 cm.