BrackishSaltwater
Acute-jawed mullet
Neomyxus leuciscus
Mugilidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 46 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 2,126 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Guam, Japan, Kiribati, and 8 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabit sandy shores, tide pools and rocky surge areas. Benthopelagic. Form schools. Feed on seaweeds and some crustaceans at daytime. Tend to move inshore to surface waters at night. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive. Caught at night with strong light and scooped up with hand nets.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chaenomugil leuciscus
- Chaenomugil nauticus
- Mugil chaptalii
- Myxus leuciscus
- Myxus sclateri
- Neomyxus chaptalii
In other languages
- Spidskæbet multe
- False mullet, Mullet, Sharpnose mullet
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.