Flathead grey mullet: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the flathead grey mullet lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mugil cephalus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Mugiliformes
Family	Mugilidae

Where does the flathead grey mullet live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the flathead grey mullet in 8 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Java Sea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the flathead grey mullet endangered?

The flathead grey mullet’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the flathead grey mullet?

The flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Mugiliformes and the family Mugilidae, genus Mugil. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the flathead grey mullet

The striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) is an important food fish species in the mullet family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal temperate, subtropical, and tropical 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, flathead grey mullet, striped mullet, black mullet, bully mullet, common mullet, grey mullet, sea mullet, and mullet.

The striped mullet is a mainly diurnal coastal species that often enters estuaries and rivers. It usually schools over sand or mud bottoms, feeding on zooplankton, dead plant matter, microalgae, and detritus. The adult fish normally feed on algae in fresh water. The species is euryhaline, meaning they can acclimate to different levels of salinity.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Flathead grey mullet (revision 1377304202), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q234014 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).