WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Bluespot Mullet

Crenimugil seheli

Also known as: Blackspot Mullet, Bluespot Grey Mullet, Bluetail Mullet, Evensand Mullet, Grey Mullet, Longarm Mullet, Long-armed Mullet, Long-finned Mullet, Sand Mullet, Speigler's Mullet

Adult
@GizmoBeer58 · Maafushivaru, Maldives · April 20181 / 1
01

Overview

Found in schools, in shallow, coastal waters, over mud and sandy bottoms, of estuaries, rivers, and coastal shorelines.

Mullets are inshore, schooling fish, sometimes entering freshwater areas. Found close to the surface or over the sand feeding.

02

How to identify

Behaviour
schooling

Tap any trait to see other fish that share it.

03

Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
LIVES IN

Found in schools, in shallow, coastal waters, over mud and sandy bottoms, of estuaries, rivers, and coastal shorelines.

04

Adult photos 1

05

Discussion

Comments are checked by a moderator before they appear.

No comments yet. Seen one, or got a question about it? Start the discussion.

    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

    Deep dive

    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderMugiliformes
    5. familyMugilidae
    6. genusCrenimugil
    7. speciesCrenimugil seheli (Fabricius, 1775)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

    06

    More in the family

    Mullets (Mugilidae)