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Fantail Mullet | Striped Mullet
| Description: color olive green with blue tints on back,
shading to silvery sides, white below; anal and pelvic fins yellowish; dark blotch at base
of pectoral fin; inverted V-shaped mouth; insertion of second dorsal over that of the
anal fin. Similar fish: striped mullet, M. cephalus; white mullet, M. curema (note difference in shape of fins and opercular margins, see sketch insert). |
 White Mullet (Mugil curema) |
| Where found: INSHORE, occurring along beaches in
the fall. Size: small mullet, less than 1 pound. |
Remarks: spawns in NEARSHORE or possibly INSHORE waters during spring and summer; juveniles occur INSHORE; feeds on algae, small crustaceans, and detritus. |
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| Description: color bluish-gray or green above, shading to
silver on sides, with indistinct horizontal black barrings, white below; fins lightly
scaled at base, unscaled above; blunt nose and small mouth; second dorsal fin originates
behind that of the anal fin. Similar fish: white mullet, M. curema; fantail mullet, M. gyrans (both white and fantail mullet have black blotch at base of pectoral fin, which is lacking in the black mullet). |
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| Where found: INSHORE. Size: roe mullet common to 3 pounds, but in aquariums known to reach 12 pounds or more. |
Remarks: adults migrate OFFSHORE in large schools to spawn; juveniles migrate INSHORE at about 1 inch in size, moving far up tidal creeks; frequent leapers; feeds on algae, detritus, and other tiny marine forms. |
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