Black Spot Mullet
Myxus elongatus
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature16–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and December
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The sand grey mullet is a species of mullet found in coastal marine waters of Australia.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Sand grey mullet”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 96 records
- February: 147 records
- March: 149 records
- April: 149 records
- May: 71 records
- June: 75 records
- July: 87 records
- August: 40 records
- September: 115 records
- October: 113 records
- November: 49 records
- December: 168 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–30 °C
Photos
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Black Spot Mullet, Bully Mullet, Lano, Poddy, Sand Grey Mullet, Sand Mullet, Tallegalane, tallegalane mullet, Tallegalene, Wide Bay Mullet
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Mújol de arena
- Simplified Chinese
- 长黏鲻
Similar species
ConmuriAldrichetta forsteri
Flathead grey mulletMugil cephalus
Brasilian MulletChelon dumerili
Diamond-scaled MulletEllochelon vaigiensis
Brown-back MulletGracilimugil argenteus
Bigscale MulletPlaniliza macrolepis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,309 open-data records from 1878 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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