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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).
The mullets or grey mullets are a family (Mugilidae) of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and some species in fresh water. [1] Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since Roman times. The family includes about 78 species in 26 genera. [2]
Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (Flathead grey mullet) Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 (White mullet) Mugil curvidens Valenciennes, 1836 (Dwarf mullet) Mugil gaimardianus Desmarest, 1831 (Redeye mullet) Mugil galapagensis Ebeling, 1961 (Galapagos mullet) Mugil hospes D. S. Jordan & Culver, 1895 (Hospe mullet) Mugil incilis Hancock, 1830 (Parassi ...
Flounders, herring, thin-lipped grey mullet and more than 1,000 healthy crabs were among those species found. The Tees estuary is one of the most industrialised in the UK, according to the EA.
Many species of migratory and native species rely on the estuary as an essential breeding, feeding, and nesting habitat. [1] The estuary lies within the southernmost part of San Diego County within the city limits of the South Bay city of Imperial Beach. Prior to 1994, foot traffic by illegal immigration was a major source of top soil erosion.
Grey mullet can mean any of several fish in the family Mugilidae (the mullets) and having a greyish hue: Golden grey mullet, Chelon auratus; Thicklip grey mullet, Chelon labrosus; Thinlip grey mullet, Chelon ramada; Leaping grey mullet, Chelon saliens; Flathead grey mullet, Mugil cephalus; Sand grey mullet, Myxus elongatus; Boxlip grey mullet ...
[20] [a] Mussels, oysters, fiddler crabs, marsh periwinkles (the snail Littoraria irrorata), crown conch (Melongena corona), flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus), and blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) are abundant in the salt marshes. The vegetation of the salt marshes have been called "perhaps the most productive in the world."
Flathead grey mullet is mentioned in the Joseon era ichthyology book Jasaneobo (자산어보; 玆山魚譜) as a fish of exceptional taste and nutritional value. [3] Flathead grey mullet is used in various dishes: grilled, steamed, in jjigae, with noodles, as jeon and hoe.