Fantail Mullet Family Mugilidae, MULLETS |
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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 anal fin. Similar Fish: striped mullet, M. cephalus; white mullet, M. curema. Where found: INSHORE, occuring along beaches in the fall. Size: small mullet, less than 1 pound. *Florida Record: n/a Remarks: spawns in NEARSHORE or possibly INSHORE waters during spring and summer; juveniles occur INSHORE; feeds on algae, small crustaceans and detritus. * The Florida records quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's printed publication, Fishing Lines and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are provided as only as a benchmark. |
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