The Leaping Mullet or Liza saliens is a freshwater fish from the Mugilidae family that is found throughout Europe. It can also survive in brackish waters of the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea. These fish get their names from their ability to jump right out of the water with ease.
The leaping mullet breeds in the summertime months and will produce between five hundred and two thousand eggs at a time. The newly hatched fry will feed on their yolk sac and grow quite quickly. Once they become older they will feed on algae and vegetable matter. Leaping Mullets can grow to about 40cm in length (16").
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Very interesting fish. They inhabit coastal waters and estuaries. Their young feed on zooplankton and adults on algae.
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