Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

White Mullet

Mugil curema

Spanish: Lisa blanca

White Mullet (Mugil curema)
Photographed by prickly_sculpin on iNaturalist

The white mullet or silver mullet is a tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mugilidae. It is commonly about 30 cm (12 in) long. Most often recorded in Jul.

TaxonomyMugiliformes › Mugilidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,889 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2024 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “White Mullet (Mugil curema) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/mugil-curema/, 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.