Red mullet
Mullus surmuletus · Mullet
Also called striped red mullet

A warm-water fish, not a true grey mullet, found mainly in the English Channel and southern North Sea and more common in the south and west. Most are caught by accident by anglers after other fish.[1]
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These notes are a draft: we gathered them from the sources above and are still checking them. We don't work out best times for this fish yet. The size rules come from the same checked byelaws as every other fish.