South African mullet
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The South African mullet (Chelon richardsonii), also called a harder mullet or simply harder, is a species of mullet. It is found in South African coastal waters from Walvis Bay (Namibia) to KwaZulu-Natal, and grows to a maximum length of Template:Cvt.[1] The person the specific name honours was not recorded by Andrew Smith when he described this species but it is most likely to be John Richardson (1787-1865), the Scottish naturalist, surgeon and Arctic explorer.[2]
It is also found inland in the waters of the Olifants River (Western Cape).[3]
Local delicacy in South Africa
Mullet fish caught in the sea and estuaries of the West Coast region are processed by salting and air-drying into bokkoms by small local factories around Velddrif and Laaiplek.[3]
See also
- The common name "harder mullet" in Germany refers to the flathead mullet, Mugil cephalus.[1]
- USS Harder (SS-257), a famous World War II era naval submarine that was named after the fish.
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