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Color bluish-gray or green above, shading to silver on sides,
with indistinct horizontal black barrings, white below; fins
lightly scaled at base, unscaled above; blunt nose and small
mouth; second dorsal fin originates behind that of the anal
fin. |
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INSHORE |
Roe mullet common to 3 pounds but in aquariums known to reach
12 pounds or more. |
Adults migrate OFFSHORE in large schools to spawn; juveniles
migrate INSHORE at about 1 inch in size, moving far up title
creeks; frequent leapers; feeds on algae, detritus, and other
tiny marine forms. |
