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Black Spot Mullet

Myxus elongatus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 6, February 10, March 10, April 19, May 6, June 4, July 5, August 2, September 2, October 4, November 3, December 2.
Australia73
New South Wales57
Other Territories13
Queensland3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMullets and glassfishes · Mugiliformes
FamilyMullets · Mugilidae
GenusMyxus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Black Spot Mullet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.