Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ccc7f1c4-3a0b-42d5-9137-065970acca2e

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Trachystoma petardi
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Species presence: Recorded In Australia; Marine Habitats; Marine Habitats; Terrestrial Habitats

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Description

The Pinkeye Mullet is a stout fish with a large belly and a deeply forked tail. It has a small head that is shorter than the body depth. The species is greenish brown above, and silvery on the sides and below. The fins are dusky coloured. The species is frequently placed in genus

. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Online resources

Australian Museum Factsheets: Description, Distribution, Morphology
Seafood Services Australia: CAAB Code, Author

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Names and sources

Accepted name	Source
Trachystoma petardi	Australian Faunal Directory

Synonyms

Synonyms	Source
Mugil breviceps Steindachner, 1866	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Steindachner, F. 1866. Über die Fische von Port Jackson in Australien. Anz. K. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Naturwiss Kl. Vol. 3 (7) pp. 50-55
Mugil petardi Castelnau, 1875	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Castelnau, F.L. de 1875. Researches on the fishes of Australia. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays. 2. pp. 1–52 in, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 : Official Record. Melbourne
Trachystoma multidens Ogilby, 1888	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Ogilby, J.D. 1887. On a new genus and species of Australian Mugilidae. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Vol. 1887 pp. 614-616
Mugil parviceps Waite, 1904	Australian Faunal Directory
Published in: Waite, E.R. 1904. A synopsis of the fishes of New South Wales. Mem. N.S.W. Nat. Club Vol. 2 pp. 1-59

Common Names

Common name	Source
Pinkeye Mullet Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Seafood Services Australia Australian Faunal Directory Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota
Fresh Water Mullet Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Australian Faunal Directory Australian Faunal Directory
Pink-eye Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Australian Faunal Directory
Richmond Mullet Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Australian Faunal Directory
River Mullet Is this a preferred common name for this species? YES \| NO	Australian Faunal Directory

Working classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

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Trachystoma petardi (Castelnau, 1875)

Pinkeye Mullet