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Total number of species approx.: 80
Mullet consists of about 80 species of schooling fish from the Mugilidae family. These silver ray-finned fish abundantly populate all oceans worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters. Some species can even inhabit freshwater estuaries and rivers. When diving with mullet, you can distinguish them from other fish species by their two separate dorsal fins, small triangular mouths, and shiny silver scales.
You can often see mullets leaping out of the water, especially when they are being hunted by larger prey. You can go diving with mullet in shallow, inshore areas. They like to inhabit sandy or muddy bottoms where they can grub around for microscopic plants and invertebrates. The striped mullet and red mullet are the most common mullet species. To see where you can go diving with mullet, explore the dive site map below.
