# Pinkeye mullet

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Species of ray-finned fish

Pinkeye mullet Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Mugiliformes Family: Mugilidae Genus: Trachystoma Ogilby, 1888[2] Species: T. petardi Binomial name Trachystoma petardi (Castelnau, 1875) Synonyms Mugil petardi Castelnau, 1875 Myxus petardi (Castelnau, 1875) Mugil breviceps Steindachner, 1866 Trachystoma multidens Ogilby, 1888 Myxus multidens (Ogilby, 1888) Mugil parviceps Waite, 1904

The **pinkeye mullet** (***Trachystoma petardi***), also known simply as **pinkeye**, or **freshwater mullet**, **Richmond mullet**, or **river mullet**,[3] is a species of [ray-finned fish](/source/Ray-finned_fish) from the [grey mullet](/source/Mullet_(fish)) [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Mugilidae](/source/Mugilidae) and the only species in the genus ***Trachystoma***.[4][5] It is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to northeastern Australia where it occurs from the [Burnett River](/source/Burnett_River) in [Queensland](/source/Queensland) to the [Clyde River](/source/Clyde_River_(New_South_Wales)) in [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales). It is a subtropical species which is found in deep, slow flowing sections of rivers as well as in estuaries although it moves into coastal seas to [spawn](/source/Spawn_(biology)). It feeds mainly on [algae](/source/Algae) and plant material, as well as [detritus](/source/Detritus) and benthic invertebrates.[3]

The pinkeye mullet was originally described by [Francis de Laporte de Castelnau](/source/Francis_de_Laporte_de_Castelnau) in 1875 as *Mugil petardi*. The [specific name](/source/Specific_name_(zoology)) honours a Mr Petard who sent Castelnau [specimens](/source/Zoological_specimen) of fishes he collected in the [Richmond River](/source/Richmond_River) in New South Wales; these included the [type](/source/Type_(biology)) of this species.[6]

It is a dark greenish-brown mullet with a silvery belly and pale yellowish fins. It has a body which is deep and robust with a small mouth and small eyes. It grows to up to 80 centimetres (31 in) in [standard length](/source/Standard_length), although 40 centimetres (16 in) is more usual.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-iucn_status_20_November_2021_1-0)** Brooks, S.; Gilligan, D.; Butler, G. (2019). ["*Trachystoma petardi*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/197063/2478758). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2019** e.T197063A2478758. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T197063A2478758.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T197063A2478758.en). Retrieved 20 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CoF_2-0)** Fricke, Ron; [Eschmeyer, William N.](/source/William_N._Eschmeyer) & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). ["*Trachystoma*"](http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=4309). *[Catalog of Fishes](/source/Catalog_of_Fishes)*. [California Academy of Sciences](/source/California_Academy_of_Sciences). Retrieved 4 November 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FoA_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FoA_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FoA_3-2) Martin F. Gomon. ["*Trachystoma petardi*"](http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4470). *Fishes of Australia*. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 4 Nov 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fishbasegen_4-0)** [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["Species in genus *Trachystoma*"](https://www.fishbase.org/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Trachystoma). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. November 2018 version.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FishBase_5-0)** [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly), eds. (2018). ["*Trachysoma petardi month-June*"](https://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Trachysoma&speciesname=petardi+month-June). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ETYFish_6-0)** Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (17 September 2022). ["Order MUGILIFORMES (Mullets)"](http://www.etyfish.org/mugiliformes/). *The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database*. v. 4.0. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

v t e Mugiliformes species (Mullets) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Mugiliformes Mugilidae Agonostomus Comoro mullet (A. catalai) Fairy mullet (A. telfairii) Aldrichetta Yellow-eye mullet (A. forsteri) Cestraeus Cestraeus goldiei Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Lobed river mullet (C. plicatilis) Chaenomugil Snouted mullet (C. proboscideus) Chelon Golden grey mullet (C. auratus) Cape Verde mullet (C. bispinosus) Diassanga mullet (C. bandialensis) Chelon caeruleus Grooved mullet (C. dumerili) Thicklip grey mullet (C. labrosus) Chelon natalensis Thinlip grey mullet (C. ramada) South African mullet (C. richardsonii) Leaping mullet (C. saliens) Striped mullet (C. tricuspidens) Crenimugil Bluetail mullet (C. buchanani) Fringelip mullet (C. crenilabis) Half fringelip mullet (C. heterocheilos) Longfin mullet (C. pedaraki) Bluespot mullet (C. seheli) Dajaus Mountain mullet (D. monticola) Ellochelon Squaretail mullet (E. vaigiensis) Gracimugil Flat-tail mullet (G. argenteus) Joturus Bobo mullet (J. pichardi) Minimugil Yellowtail mullet (M. cascasia) Mugil Banana mullet (M. bananensis) Mugil brevirostris Broussonnet's mullet (M. broussonnetii) Leaping African mullet (M. capurrii) Flathead grey mullet (M. cephalus) White mullet (M. curema) Dwarf mullet (M. curvidens) Redeye mullet (M. gaimardianus) Galapagos mullet (M. galapagensis) Hospe mullet (M. hospes) Parassi mullet (M. incilis) Lebranche mullet (M. liza) Mugil margaritae Mugil rubrioculus Liseta mullet (M. setosus) Thoburn's mullet (M. thoburni) Mugil trichodon Myxus Sand grey mullet (M. elongatus) Neochelon Sicklefin mullet (N. falcipinnis) Neomyxus Acute-jawed mullet (N. leuciscus) Oedalechilus Boxlip mullet (O. labeo) Osteomugil Longarm mullet (O. cunnesius) Kanda (O. engeli) Osteomugil formosae Longfinned mullet (O. perusii) Robust mullet (O. robustus) Speigler's mullet (O. speigleri) Parachelon Largescaled mullet (P. grandisquamis) Paramugil Silver mullet (P. georgii) Broad-mouthed mullet (P. parmatus) Planiliza Abu mullet (P. abu) Diamond mullet (P. alata) Keeled mullet (P. carinata) So-iuy mullet (P. haematocheilus) Klunzinger's mullet (P. klunzingeri) Eastern keelback mullet (P. lauvergnii) Largescale mullet (P. macrolepis) Saint Lucia mullet (P. melinoptera) Indian mullet (P. mandapamensis) Planiliza ordensis Gold-spot mullet (P. parsia) Persian mullet (P. persicus) Tade gray mullet (P. planiceps) Greenback mullet (P. subviridis) Planiliza tade Plicomugil Hornlip mullet (P. labiosus) Pseudomyxus Freshwater mullet (P. capensis) Rhinomugil Corsula (R. corsula) Sicamugil Burmese mullet (S. hamiltonii) Squalomugil Shark mullet (S. nasutus) Trachystoma Pinkeye mullet (T. petardi)

Taxon identifiers Trachystoma petardi Wikidata: Q28802538 AFD: Trachystoma_petardi BOLD: 495895 CoL: 57TWN FishBase: 47141 GBIF: 5212588 iNaturalist: 530403 IRMNG: 10576731 ITIS: 170415 IUCN: 197063 NCBI: 1111472 Observation.org: 907299 OBIS: 322094 Open Tree of Life: 664949 WoRMS: 322094 Mugil petardi Wikidata: Q28802541 CoL: 44J7Y GBIF: 2400938 IRMNG: 10573225 ITIS: 630356 WoRMS: 303932

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