A school can seem almost motionless, each fish holding its place against the current.
- Local names
- Tehu
- Habitat
- Lagoon and reef
- Other names
- Legacy source name: Crenimugil crenilabris
About this species
The body is silver with an olive-green back, yellowish pectoral fins marked dark at the base, and a forked tail. Schools gather near the surface in lagoons and sheltered reef areas, especially around passes and hoa. The species also enters estuaries elsewhere in its range and occurs to about 20 m.
Facing into the flow, it feeds on phytoplankton, algae, organic detritus, small worms and occasional crustaceans.
- 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
