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<p>The <b>flathead grey mullet</b> (<i><b>Mugil cephalus</b></i>) is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Its length is typically 30 to 75 centimetres (12 to 30 in). It is known with numerous English names, including the <b>flathead mullet, striped mullet</b> (US, American Fisheries Society name), <b>black mullet, bully mullet, common mullet, grey mullet, sea mullet</b> and <b>mullet</b>, among others.</p><p>The flathead grey mullet is a mainly diurnal coastal species that often enters estuaries and rivers. It usually schools over sand or mud bottoms, feeding on zooplankton. The adult fish normally feed on algae in fresh water. The species is euryhaline, meaning that the fish can acclimate to different levels of salinity.</p> | <p>The <b>flathead grey mullet</b> (<i><b>Mugil cephalus</b></i>) is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Its length is typically 30 to 75 centimetres (12 to 30 in). It is known with numerous English names, including the <b>flathead mullet, striped mullet</b> (US, American Fisheries Society name), <b>black mullet, bully mullet, common mullet, grey mullet, sea mullet</b> and <b>mullet</b>, among others.</p><p>The flathead grey mullet is a mainly diurnal coastal species that often enters estuaries and rivers. It usually schools over sand or mud bottoms, feeding on zooplankton. The adult fish normally feed on algae in fresh water. The species is euryhaline, meaning that the fish can acclimate to different levels of salinity.</p> | ||
<h2><span id="Description">Description</span></h2> | <h2><span id="Description">Description</span></h2> | ||
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<p>The back of the fish is olive-green, sides are silvery and shade to white towards the belly. The fish may have six to seven distinctive lateral horizontal stripes. Lips are thin. The mullet has no lateral line. A common length is about 50 centimetres (20 in), and its maximum length is 100 centimetres (39 in). It can reach a maximum weight of eight kilograms (18 lb).</p> | <p>The back of the fish is olive-green, sides are silvery and shade to white towards the belly. The fish may have six to seven distinctive lateral horizontal stripes. Lips are thin. The mullet has no lateral line. A common length is about 50 centimetres (20 in), and its maximum length is 100 centimetres (39 in). It can reach a maximum weight of eight kilograms (18 lb).</p> | ||
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<p>The flathead mullet is cosmopolitan in coastal waters of the tropical, subtropical and temperate zones of all seas, as far north as the Bay of Biscay and Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. | <p>The flathead mullet is cosmopolitan in coastal waters of the tropical, subtropical and temperate zones of all seas, as far north as the Bay of Biscay and Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. | ||
It occupies fresh, brackish and marine habitats in depths ranging between 0–120 metres (0–394 ft) and with temperatures between 8–24 °C (46–75 °F).</p> | It occupies fresh, brackish and marine habitats in depths ranging between 0–120 metres (0–394 ft) and with temperatures between 8–24 °C (46–75 °F).</p> | ||
<h2><span id="Fisheries_and_aquaculture">Fisheries and aquaculture</span></h2> | <h2><span id="Fisheries_and_aquaculture">Fisheries and aquaculture</span></h2> | ||
<p>The flathead grey mullet is an important food fish around the world, and it is both fished and farmed. The reported worldwide catches from fishing in 2012 were about 130,000 tonnes and aquaculture production was 142,000 tonnes.</p> | <p>The flathead grey mullet is an important food fish around the world, and it is both fished and farmed. The reported worldwide catches from fishing in 2012 were about 130,000 tonnes and aquaculture production was 142,000 tonnes.</p> | ||
<h2><span id="Development">Development</span></h2> | <h2><span id="Development">Development</span></h2> | ||
<p>The ontogeny of mugilid larvae has been well studied, with the larval development of <i>Mugil cephalus</i> in particular being studied intensively due to its wide range of distribution and interest to aquaculture. The previously understudied osteological development of <i>Mugil cephalus</i> was investigated in a 2021 study, with four embryonic and six larval developmental steps being described in aquaculture-reared and wild-caught specimens. These descriptions provided clarification of questionable characters of adult mullets and revealed informative details with potential implications for phylogenetic hypotheses, as well as providing an overdue basis of comparison for aquaculture-reared mullets to enable recognition of malformations.</p> | <p>The ontogeny of mugilid larvae has been well studied, with the larval development of <i>Mugil cephalus</i> in particular being studied intensively due to its wide range of distribution and interest to aquaculture. The previously understudied osteological development of <i>Mugil cephalus</i> was investigated in a 2021 study, with four embryonic and six larval developmental steps being described in aquaculture-reared and wild-caught specimens. These descriptions provided clarification of questionable characters of adult mullets and revealed informative details with potential implications for phylogenetic hypotheses, as well as providing an overdue basis of comparison for aquaculture-reared mullets to enable recognition of malformations.</p> | ||
<h2><span id="Cuisine">Cuisine</span></h2> | <h2><span id="Cuisine">Cuisine</span></h2> | ||
<p>The roe of this mullet is salted, dried, and compressed to make a specialty food across the world, such as Greek avgotaraho, Taiwanese Wuyutsu, Korean eoran, Japanese karasumi, Italian bottarga, Turkish Haviar and Egyptian batarekh. In Egypt, the fish itself is salted, dried, and pickled to make fesikh.</p><p>On the coast of Northwest Florida and Alabama, this mullet, called the striped or black mullet, is often a specialty of seafood restaurants. Fried mullet is most popular, but smoked, baked, and canned mullet are also eaten. Local fishermen usually catch mullet in a castnet, though most use a land based seine net. Mullet is a delicacy in this area and is most often consumed in the home. Mullet are usually filleted, and the remaining frames used for fish stock, used in chowders and stews. The mullet most commonly consumed in Florida however is the white mullet (<i>Mugil curema</i>), because its preference for cleaner water gives it a cleaner and less muddy taste.</p> | <p>The roe of this mullet is salted, dried, and compressed to make a specialty food across the world, such as Greek avgotaraho, Taiwanese Wuyutsu, Korean eoran, Japanese karasumi, Italian bottarga, Turkish Haviar and Egyptian batarekh. In Egypt, the fish itself is salted, dried, and pickled to make fesikh.</p><p>On the coast of Northwest Florida and Alabama, this mullet, called the striped or black mullet, is often a specialty of seafood restaurants. Fried mullet is most popular, but smoked, baked, and canned mullet are also eaten. Local fishermen usually catch mullet in a castnet, though most use a land based seine net. Mullet is a delicacy in this area and is most often consumed in the home. Mullet are usually filleted, and the remaining frames used for fish stock, used in chowders and stews. The mullet most commonly consumed in Florida however is the white mullet (<i>Mugil curema</i>), because its preference for cleaner water gives it a cleaner and less muddy taste.</p> | ||
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==Documents== | |||
*[https://myfwc.com/media/26246/status-trends-striped-mullet.pdf FWC - Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus) Species Account (PDF)] | |||
*[https://myfwc.com/media/13333/stripedmullet-assessment-2014-final.pdf FWC - 2014 Stock Assessment of Striped Mullet (PDF)] | |||
==Web Links== | ==Web Links== | ||
*[https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/saltwater/mullet/striped-mullet/ FWC Species Profile - | *[https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/saltwater/mullet/striped-mullet/ FWC Species Profile - Striped mullet] | ||
*[https://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/mullet/ FWC Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations - | *[https://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/mullet/ FWC Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations - Striped mullet] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/mugil-cephalus/ Florida Museum - Striped Mullet Species Profile] | ||
*[https://irlspecies.org/taxa/index.php?taxon=7051 Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory - | *[https://irlspecies.org/taxa/index.php?taxon=7051 Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory - Striped mullet] | ||
*[https://igfa.org/igfa-world-records-search/?search_type=CommonNameSummary&search_term_1=Mullet%2C+striped International Game Fish Association Striped Mullet Records] | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:24, November 13, 2021
The flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters worldwide. Its length is typically 30 to 75 centimetres (12 to 30 in). It is known with numerous English names, including the flathead mullet, striped mullet (US, American Fisheries Society name), black mullet, bully mullet, common mullet, grey mullet, sea mullet and mullet, among others.
The flathead grey mullet is a mainly diurnal coastal species that often enters estuaries and rivers. It usually schools over sand or mud bottoms, feeding on zooplankton. The adult fish normally feed on algae in fresh water. The species is euryhaline, meaning that the fish can acclimate to different levels of salinity.
Description
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The back of the fish is olive-green, sides are silvery and shade to white towards the belly. The fish may have six to seven distinctive lateral horizontal stripes. Lips are thin. The mullet has no lateral line. A common length is about 50 centimetres (20 in), and its maximum length is 100 centimetres (39 in). It can reach a maximum weight of eight kilograms (18 lb).
Distribution
The flathead mullet is cosmopolitan in coastal waters of the tropical, subtropical and temperate zones of all seas, as far north as the Bay of Biscay and Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. It occupies fresh, brackish and marine habitats in depths ranging between 0–120 metres (0–394 ft) and with temperatures between 8–24 °C (46–75 °F).
Fisheries and aquaculture
The flathead grey mullet is an important food fish around the world, and it is both fished and farmed. The reported worldwide catches from fishing in 2012 were about 130,000 tonnes and aquaculture production was 142,000 tonnes.
Development
The ontogeny of mugilid larvae has been well studied, with the larval development of Mugil cephalus in particular being studied intensively due to its wide range of distribution and interest to aquaculture. The previously understudied osteological development of Mugil cephalus was investigated in a 2021 study, with four embryonic and six larval developmental steps being described in aquaculture-reared and wild-caught specimens. These descriptions provided clarification of questionable characters of adult mullets and revealed informative details with potential implications for phylogenetic hypotheses, as well as providing an overdue basis of comparison for aquaculture-reared mullets to enable recognition of malformations.
Cuisine
The roe of this mullet is salted, dried, and compressed to make a specialty food across the world, such as Greek avgotaraho, Taiwanese Wuyutsu, Korean eoran, Japanese karasumi, Italian bottarga, Turkish Haviar and Egyptian batarekh. In Egypt, the fish itself is salted, dried, and pickled to make fesikh.
On the coast of Northwest Florida and Alabama, this mullet, called the striped or black mullet, is often a specialty of seafood restaurants. Fried mullet is most popular, but smoked, baked, and canned mullet are also eaten. Local fishermen usually catch mullet in a castnet, though most use a land based seine net. Mullet is a delicacy in this area and is most often consumed in the home. Mullet are usually filleted, and the remaining frames used for fish stock, used in chowders and stews. The mullet most commonly consumed in Florida however is the white mullet (Mugil curema), because its preference for cleaner water gives it a cleaner and less muddy taste.
