MULLET, BLUE TAILED

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MULLET, BLUE TAILED

Scientific Name: 
Valamugil seheli
Fish Group: 
Mullet
Salt/Fresh: 
Salt
Also Known As: 
Blue Tailed Mullet; Sand Mullet (incorrect); Black-Spot Mullet; Blue-spot Grey Mullet; Blue-spot Mullet; Long-armed Mullet; Long-finned Mullet; MULLET, BLUE TAILED
Rating: 
Countries: 
Australia
Description: 
Blue Tailed Mullet are one of the larger species of Mullet found in Australia
How To Identify: 
The Blue tailed Mullet is a bright silvery mullet with a greenish, brown back and white belly. It is elongate and robust and more pointed head than most mullet. Sometimes confused with the Sea Mullet but easily distinguished by the anatomy of their fins. The anal fin of the Blue tailed starts opposite the start of the second dorsal fin where as the sea mullets anal fin starts well in advance of the second dorsal. It is reported that the Blue tailed mullet grows to about 11kgs whoever some believe that to be misidentification and more likely to be about 5kg maximum.
How To Catch: 
All Mullet can be quite tricky to catch, however the best way is to Diamond Scale Mullet is to use small baited hooks with bread, dough, peeled prawn, worms or maggots. Depending on where the fish are feeding you can use unweighted baits, suspended under a light float or very light lead. Very light tackle should be used.
Where Found: 
In Australia the Blue Tailed Mullet is found from about Noosa in Queensland around the top of Queensland, through the Northern Territory and into Northern Western Australia. Like all Mullet they mainly live in river systems, bays, harbours and Estuaries.

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