FishincSpecies catalog
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) belongs to the family Mugilidae. Habitat: fresh water, brackish water and salt water.
Profile
| Scientific name | Mugil cephalus |
|---|---|
| Family | Mugilidae |
| Habitat | Fresh water, brackish water and salt water |
| Group | Mullets |
| Other names | Striped mullet, Black Mullet, Black True Mullet, Bright Mullet, Bully Mullet, Callifaver Mullet |
| Regional lists in Fishinc | Mexico and Caribbean saltwater, Mediterranean, South America saltwater, US and Canada saltwater |
Identifying features
- Torpedo-shaped mullet
- Broad flat head
- Thick transparent fatty eyelid over the eye
- Two widely separated dorsal fins
- Grey-blue to olive back, silvery flanks with six or seven dark horizontal stripes
- Black spot at the pectoral fin base
Flathead grey mullet in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Großkopfmeeräsche, Mulet Cabot |
| English (US) | Striped mullet |
| French | Cabot, Carida, Caridou |
| Spanish | Albur, Bullûa, Cabeçut |
| Italian | Muggine, Cefalo, Volpina |
| Portuguese | Tainha |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Tainha |
| Polish | Cefal pospolity, Łoban, Cefal |
| Swedish | Mulet Cabot |
| Norwegian | Ekte multe |
| Finnish | Juovakeltti |
| Croatian | Cipal bataš |
| Czech | Cípal hlavatý |
| Turkish | Kefal |
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