📸 PhotoPhoto: Roberto Pillon · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus (Flathead grey mullet · ボラ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 It is a large fish recorded at 50–120 cm in body length by the National List of Species of Korea, and 1 m is equal to the length of a 1 m ruler (Comparison).
- 💡 Entering not only the sea but also river estuaries and freshwater, it is a fish that can be encountered in estuaries throughout Korea.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The flathead grey mullet is a large schooling fish that lives along the coasts of temperate and tropical seas and also enters river estuaries and freshwater.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its head is somewhat flattened, and its large eyes are covered by an adipose eyelid. The dorsal fin is divided into two, and its coloration grades from dark blue on the back to silvery white toward the belly.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It lives in schools over sandy or muddy bottoms, feeding on detritus, microalgae, and benthic organisms. In Korea, it spawns in coastal waters from October to February.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
In Korea, it is listed on the National List of Species of Korea as inhabiting coastal waters and estuaries nationwide, spawning along the coast from October to February.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2024) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135567/155662225
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 44J42
- • iucnredlist.org — 155662225
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000057914 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000057914
- • wikidata.org — Q234014
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Mugil cephalus Minorca (cropped).jpg
- • fishbase.se — Mugil-cephalus.html
- • species.nibr.go.kr — list
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — author not recorded · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.