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Diamondscale Mullet

Reference

IB1165

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Mullets - MUGILIDAE

Common Name

Diamondscale Mullet

Scientific Name

Liza vaigiensis

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Mullets are schooling fishes, mostly encountered in surface waters, and are a major food source for larger predatory fishes, sharks and dolphins. It is common to see large numbers leaping out of the water in unison as they are pursued by an unseen predator.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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