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Flat-tail mullet
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Mugilidae
Genus:	Gracimugil Whitley, 1941
Species:	G. argenteus
Binomial name
Gracimugil argenteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Synonyms
Mugil argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 Liza argentea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Mugil ferrandi Valenciennes, 1836 Mugil peronii Valenciennes, 1836 Mugil australis Steindachner, 1879

The flat-tail mullet (Gracimugil argenteus) is a species of grey mullet from the family Mugilidae. It is endemic to southern Australia where it forms schools in shallows, and lower estuaries, as well as in more saline lagoons. It spawns at sea but juveniles move into freshwater until they are a year old. It feeds on benthic microorganisms such as crustaceans and filamentous algae. It is caught as a food fish. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Gracimugil.

References

1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gracimugil argenteus". FishBase. June 2018 version.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Gracimugil". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 October 2018.

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