Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
OSTEICHTHYES
Family
MUGILIDAE
Genus
Mugil
Species
cephalus
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Sea Mullet
Alternate name
Is historical
False
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QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Probably widespread and common in rivers and streams.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Found in the lower reaches of most Gold Coast city rivers. Principally a coastal marine species that can enter freshwater areas of rivers
Known location
Wolffdene, Tallebudgera Valley, Jacobs Well, Albert River, Coomera, Logan River
Other locality
Probably common and widespread in rivers and streams. Common in Gold Coast canals.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
True
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
True
Marine
True
General ecology
Rivers, streams, estuaries, sea, canals.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Migrates from the sea into rivers and streams, where it can be a common and conspicuous fish.
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
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