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Yelloweye Mullet
Aldrichetta forsteri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Above and below: A Yelloweye Mullet caught at a depth of 1 m, Wyong River, New South Wales, November 2007. Photo © S. Murray. View larger image.
The Yelloweye Mullet can be recognised by its yellow eye and relatively large mouth. It has two 'triangular' dorsal fins and a weakly forked caudal fin. It lacks a dark spot at the base of the pectoral fin.
The species grows to about 50 cm in length.
It occurs in temperate inshore and estuarine waters of Australia and New Zealand usually on sandy or muddy substrates.
In Australia it is known from southern New South Wales, around the south of the country including Tasmania and north to the central coast of Western Australia.
The species has has also been called Conmuri, Coorang Mullet, Estuary Mullet, Forster’s Mullet, Freshwater Mullet, Pilch and Victor Harbour Mullet.
Related links
- Flat-tail Mullet fact sheet
- Diamond-scale Mullet fact sheet
- Sea Mullet fact sheet
- Freshwater Mullet fact sheet
- View the Family Mugilidae list
- View the Mullets list
Further reading
- Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. in Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, Pp. 1-2178.
- Hutchins, B. & R. Swainston. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Swainston Publishing. Pp. 180.
- Kuiter, R.H. Family Mugilidae. in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. State Print, Adelaide. Pp. 992.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
