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The flathead grey mullet [2] (Mugil cephalus) is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal temperate , tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. [ 2 ] Its length is typically 30 to 75 centimetres (12 to 30 in).
Chelon tricuspidens, the striped mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Mugilidae. It is found in southern Africa where its known range comprises Mossel Bay and the Kosi Estuary in South Africa.
A common noticeable behaviour in mullet is the tendency to leap out of the water. There are two distinguishable types of leaps: a straight, clean slice out of the water to escape predators and a slower, lower jump while turning to its side that results in a larger, more distinguishable, splash.
Adult white and striped mullet consume the mud found on the bottom of estuarine waters, digesting the algae, plankton, and plant and animal detritus therein. These mullet are unique in having a muscular gizzard. They are an important part of the ecologies of estuarine and coastal waters of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of America. [citation needed]
The family name and the English common name mullet derived from Latin mullus, the red mullet; other than the red mullet and the striped red mullet or surmullet, the English word "mullet" generally refers to a different family of fish, the Mugilidae or gray mullets. [3]
Flathead grey mullet, or striped mullet, Mugil cephalus, a food fish species in the family Mugilidae; Goatfish, or "red mullet", of the family Mullidae; in particular, red mullet of the genus Mullus; Malagasy mountain mullet, Acentrogobius therezieni, a species of fish in the family Gobiidae endemic to Madagascar
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In English, M. surmuletus is sometimes called the striped red mullet. Despite the English name "red mullet", these fishes of the goatfish family Mullidae are not closely related to many other species called "mullet", which are members of the grey mullet family Mugilidae. The word "surmullet" comes from the French, and ultimately probably from a ...