grey mullet

noun

1. US name: mullet. any teleost food fish of the family Mugilidae, mostly occurring in coastal regions, having a spindle-shaped body and a broad fleshy mouth Compare red mullet

Example Sentences

Apart from the popular flathead grey mullet at least 170 marine species, including mussels, lobsters and silver herring, in the southern Chinese territory have been found to contain microplastic, said Greenpeace.

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I like to use sea bream but you can also use grey mullet, or pike if you happen to catch one.

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On the South-West Coast the culinary value goes up again; there are found quantities of excellent deep-sea fish, and round the mouths of the rivers, shoals of bream and grey mullet.

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He would fish off Penzance Pier for grey mullet, catching more than his companions.

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The most interesting and tantalizing inhabitant of the Broad is the grey mullet, large shoals of which may be seen disporting themselves on the surface. 

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