Where Does Thinlip Grey Mullet Live?

Thinlip Grey Mullet lives in specific habitats. Knowing where to look helps you find and identify it.

Where to find Thinlip Grey Mullet

Water type

brackish

Depth

Typically found in shallow coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and lower reaches of rivers, from surface to about 30 meters.

Environment

Prefers sheltered, often turbid waters with muddy or sandy bottoms, where it can graze on detritus and algae. Highly euryhaline, tolerating a wide range of salinities from freshwater to hypersaline conditions.

Geographic range

Eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Norway and the British Isles south to Morocco, including the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Also found in the Canary Islands and Madeira.

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