Mullet - Sharpnose 
Mullet - Sharpnose
Neomyxus leuciscus
Average Weight/Length
Max length : 46.0 cm SL male/unsexed
Other "Popular" Names for this Fish
Sharpnose Mullet
Location Habitat
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
Biology & Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Grey dorsally; silvery flanks; white ventrally. Pectoral fins darkish but with bright yellow spot at origin
Geographic Species Map (Fishbase.org Map)
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Summary of Distribution: Pacific Ocean: southern Japan, Mariana and Bonin Islands to the Hawaiian, Line, and Ducie Islands; Ifaluk, Mariana, and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Reported from French Polynesia |
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Note: Distribution range colors indicate degree of suitability of habitat which can be interpreted as probabilities of occurrence (fishbase.org) |
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