Boxlip Mullet (Oedalechilus labeo)

Also known as Grey Mullet

Description

Also known as Grey Mullet.

Found in schools, over both brackish and freshwater, close to mouths of rivers, sewage outlets and shorelines.
They feed on algae and detritus.
Length - 25cm
Depth - 0-10m
Widespread Eastern Atlantic, Black Sea, Mediterranean

Mullets are inshore, schooling fish, sometimes entering freshwater areas. Found close to the surface or over the sand feeding. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Oedalechilus-labeo.html

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