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Diamond-scale Mullet
Liza vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Above and below: Diamond-scale Mullet feeding at the surface, Hook Island, Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, August 2002. Photo © J. Pogonoski. View larger image.
The Diamond-scale Mullet is silvery-grey with black scale margins. It has a truncate (glossary) caudal fin. Juveniles have black pectoral fins.
This species grows to 55 cm in length.
It is a schooling species that is found in lagoons, shallow sandy areas, mangroves and rivers. It occurs throughout the tropical Indo-West and Central Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the central coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north and south to northern New South Wales.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Further reading
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R. & R. Swainston. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 201.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557. (as Ellochelon vaigiensis)
