| Remarks |
Juveniles in the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, inhabit lower salinity water (about 20 parts per thousand) but generally from Victoria to southwestern Australia, juveniles less than 1-year-old live in both estuarine and marine environments with salinity to 35 parts per thousand (Ref. 27012, 28470) and temperatures ranging from 14°C to 24°C (Ref. 28707). As they grow older (Ref. 28706), yellow-eye mullet gradually move into more open coastal waters, yet prior to spawning they undertake a more pronounced movement to the coast (Ref. 28470).
Recently hatched juveniles probably enter estuaries by active swimming (Ref. 28707). Juveniles in Barker Inlet (near Adelaide, South Australia) enter estuaries and sheltered bays when they are 3-4 cm long, and remain there until they reach 25-30 cm TL. |