Mugil curema
Silver Mullet
The long and slender White Mullet is bluish-gray on its upper body, which fades to silver on the sides and white underneath. They lack stripes, which helps to distinguish them from the striped or black mullet. The white mullet has a small triangular mouth with small teeth. There is a dark splotch at the base of the pectoral fin, and the moderately forked tail fin is edged in black. The dorsal fins of the White Mullet are widely separated, with the second beginning just past the start of the anal fin.
They feed on microscopic algae and small plankton.
The White Mullet is found in the Western Atlantic from Nova Scotia to as far south as southern Brazil. In the Pacific they are found from the Gulf of California to Chile.
Inhabits sandy coast and muddy bottoms of lagoons and estuaries.
The average size of a Mullet is less then a pound and a few inches in length.