Yellow Eyed Mullet

The yellow-eye mullet is a mullet of the family Mugilidae, the only species in the genus ''Aldrichetta''. It is found around New Zealand, the Chatham Islands, and southern Australia. In New Zealand it is also known as the sprat or herring, but is neither a true sprat nor a true herring. They are also commonly called the sand mullet.

The back is olive-green, and the belly is silver, usually with a yellow tinge. The eyes are a distinctive bright yellow, as its common name suggests, which.. more