Author: (Valenciennes, 1836)
FBname: Freshwater mullet
Comments: Adults occur in freshwater to estuarine conditions. Adults breed at sea, throughout the year; juveniles move into estuaries and enter rivers usually in late winter or early spring (Ref. 52193). Females remain in freshwater for 7 years, males for 4 years (Ref. 52193). Return to estuaries before maturing sexually prior to spawning (Ref. 52193). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).  Feed on benthic algae and small invertebrates over muddy bottom (Ref. 6465).  Decline in population from obstruction, by dams and weirs, of free passage into rivers.