. Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Fishes -- Mexico, Gulf of; Estuaries -- Mexico, Gulf of. Striped mullet Mugil cephalus Adult. 10 cm (from Goode 1884) Common Name: striped mullet Scientific Name: Mugil cephalus Other Common Names: common mullet, black mul- let, Biloxi bacon, liza, gray mullet, muletcabot(French), lisa pardete (Spanish) (Broadhead 1953, Breuer 1957, Christmas and Waller 1973, Kuo et al. 1973, Finucane et al. 1978, Fischer 1978, NOAA 1985). Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Percifo
. Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Fishes -- Mexico, Gulf of; Estuaries -- Mexico, Gulf of. Striped mullet Mugil cephalus Adult. 10 cm (from Goode 1884) Common Name: striped mullet Scientific Name: Mugil cephalus Other Common Names: common mullet, black mul- let, Biloxi bacon, liza, gray mullet, muletcabot(French), lisa pardete (Spanish) (Broadhead 1953, Breuer 1957, Christmas and Waller 1973, Kuo et al. 1973, Finucane et al. 1978, Fischer 1978, NOAA 1985). Classification (Robins et al. 1991) Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Perciformes Family: Mugilidae Value Commercial: Mullet comprise one of the most impor- tant fisheries of the southern United States with com- bined 1993 Gulf of Mexico landings for black and striped mullet totaling over 14,319 mt and selling for an average of $ per pound (Anderson 1958, Lee et al. 1980, Newlin 1993, O'Bannon 1994). Commercial fishing for mullet takes place mainly from September to December (NOAA 1985), and Gulf coast landings contributed 84% of the total catch in 1992 (Newlin 1993). Florida contributes the greatest amount to Gulf of Mexico mullet production (5,104 mt), and this comes primarily from the west central coast of the state (Killam et al. 1992, Newlin 1993). This production amount is followed by Louisiana (2,733 mt), Alabama (580 mt), Mississippi (215 mt), and Texas (16 mt). Striped mullet is considered an important food fish, and is usually marketed locally. It is also taken for its roe, which is prized as a delicacy and exported to Asian markets (Render et al. 1995). Mullet are most frequently marketed as fresh or salted (Fischer 1978, Shipp 1986). This is also considered a prime species for mariculture (Broadhead 1953, Christmas and Waller 1973, Bishop and Miglarese 1978). Despite this good reputation as a food fish, striped mullet is commonly considered oily and poor tasting west of the Mississippi (although one researcher reports it as being qu
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