Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Sea Mullet

Mugil cephalus

Spanish: Lisa

Sea Mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Photographed by jasonrl on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC · taken in McCracken County, KY, USA, not near La Saladita

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.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records9,676 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Sea Mullet (Mugil cephalus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/mugil-cephalus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.