Fish of the Mugil genus of the Mugilidae family of the Mugiliformes (Mullets) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Flathead grey mullet. Photo by © John E. Randall. fishbase.org)
Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).
It inhabits the depths up to 120 meters, usually up to 10 meters. The maximum recorded length is 100 cm; individuals up to 50 cm long are more common. It can weight up to 10, and possibly more, kilograms. This coastal schooling fish often inhabit river mouths and enters freshwater. It feeds on detritus, algae and microorganisms.
(Flathead grey mullet. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) in other languages are as follows:
Qefulli i verës (Albanian), Кефал (Kefal) (Bulgarian), Κέφαλος (Képhaljos) (Greek), Kifon gdol hazosh (Hebrew), Mujol (Spanish), Cefalo (Italian), Großkopfmeeräsche (German), Mugil cefal (Polish), Tainha-olhalvo (Portuguese), Laban (Romanian), Лобан (Loban) (Russian), Cipol bataš, Cipol glavaš, Cipal bataš (Serbian, Croatian), Glavati cipelj (Slovenian), Dubar (Turkish), Mulet à grosse tête (French).