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Pilch

Aldrichetta forsteri (Valenciennes, 1836)

Status not recordedbony fish

The pilch (Aldrichetta forsteri) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the pilch

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pilch live?

Not recorded

Is the pilch endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pilch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusAldrichetta
  7. SpeciesAldrichetta forsteri (Valenciennes, 1836)

Synonyms Agonostoma diemensis, Agonostoma lacustris, Agonostoma tasmanicus, Agonostomus forsteri, Aldrichetta forsteri nonpilcharda, Dajaus diemensis, Mugil albula, Mugil forsteri

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • ConmuriEnglish
  • Coorang mulletEnglish
  • Estuary mulletEnglish
  • Forster's mulletEnglish
  • Freshwater mulletEnglish
  • PilchardEnglish
  • Victor harbour mulletEnglish
  • Yellow-eye mulletEnglish
  • Yellow-eyed mulletEnglish
  • YelloweyeEnglish
  • Yelloweye mulletEnglish
  • Yelloweyed mulletEnglish
  • cípal ForsterůvCzech
  • Guløjet multeDanish
  • Mújol de FosterSpanish
  • AuaMāori
  • AldrychettaPolish
  • Желтоглазая кефальRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pilch

Other species in the same family Mugilidae.

Mullet

Chaenomugil proboscideus

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

Josea

Mugil curema

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

Liza

Mugil liza

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pilch?

The pilch (Aldrichetta forsteri) belongs to the family Mugilidae in the order Mugiliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pilch (Aldrichetta forsteri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pilch

MLA

“Pilch (Aldrichetta forsteri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pilch.

BibTeX
@misc{pilch_2026,
  title = {Pilch (Aldrichetta forsteri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pilch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}