Fringelip mullet
Crenimugil crenilabris
Tehu is recognizable thanks to its silver body and olive green back along with pectoral fins that are yellow with black base and its forked tail.
Photo: John Hoover
Crenimugil crenilabris
The Fringelip mullet often stays immobile facing the current in the hoa.
Photo: Tetiaroa Society
Crenimugil crenilabris
They often form schools and eat phytoplankton, algae, organic detritus, small worms, and sometimes crustaceans.
Photo: John Hoover
Tahitian names
Tehu
Interesting facts
This fish is present up to 65 feet (20 m) deep in the lagoon and along sheltered reefs near passes and in hoa. The Fringelip mullet stays immobile facing the current, sometimes in estuaries. They often form schools and eat phytoplankton, algae, organic detritus, small worms, and sometimes crustaceans. Tehu is recognizable thanks to its silver body and olive green back along with pectoral fins that are yellow with black base and its forked tail.
sources & credits
- Guide des poissons de Tahiti et ses îles, Indo-Pacific Fish conference Tahiti 2017, P. Bachet, T. Zysman, Y. Lefèvre, Au vent des îles
- DORIS - Crenimugil crenilabis
- FishBase - Crenimugil crenilabis