Flat-tail mullet
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Gracimugil Whitley, 1941[2] |
| Species: | G. argenteus
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| Gracimugil argenteus | |
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The flat-tail mullet (Gracimugil argenteus) is a species of grey mullet from the family Mugilidae. It is endemic to southern Australia where it forms schools in shallows, and lower estuaries, as well as in more saline lagoons. It spawns at sea but juveniles move into freshwater until they are a year old. It feeds on benthic microorganisms such as crustaceans and filamentous algae. It is caught as a food fish. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Gracimugil.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gracimugil argenteus". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Gracimugil". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 October 2018.