mullet

n.

Various species of this fish arepresent in Australasia, all belonging to the family Mugilidae, or Grey-Mullets. They are the – – Flat-tail Mullet – – Mugil peronii, Cuv. and Val.

♣ Hard-gut M. – – M. dobula, Gunth.

♣ Sand-M., or Talleygalanu – – Myxus elongatus, Gunth. (called also Poddyin Victoria).

♣ Sea-M. – – M. grandis, Castln.

In New Zealand, the Mullet is Mugil perusii, calledthe Silver-Mullet (Maori name, Kanae); and the Sea-Mullet, Agonostoma forsteri (Maori name, Aua, q.v.);abundant also in Tasmanian estuaries.

The Sand-Mullet in Tasmania is Mugil cephalotus, Cuv. and Val. See also Red-Mullet.

1890. `Victorian Statutes – – Fisheries Act, Second Schedule':

[Close Season.] «Sand-mullet or poddies.»