Thin-lipped mullet

Chelon ramada · Mullet

Also called mullet, thinlip

Shy summer visitor to estuaries and harbours, cruising in on the flood.

How to recognise it

A grey, torpedo-shaped fish with dark stripes along the sides.
A thin upper lip, less than half as deep as the eye. Thick-lipped mullet have a deep, often warty upper lip.
A dark spot at the base of the pectoral fin.
Folded forward, the pectoral fin doesn't reach the eye.

Late spring to early autumn.

This profile is a draft: we're still checking it against published studies.

Chelon ramada · Mullet

Also called mullet, thinlip

Shy summer visitor to estuaries and harbours, cruising in on the flood.

Minimum size: Sizes vary along the coast. Pick your spot to see the rule there.
Bag limit: None set for the whole UK.

Minimum sizes around the UK

A grey, torpedo-shaped fish with dark stripes along the sides.
A thin upper lip, less than half as deep as the eye. Thick-lipped mullet have a deep, often warty upper lip.
A dark spot at the base of the pectoral fin.
Folded forward, the pectoral fin doesn't reach the eye.

Late spring to early autumn.

This profile is a draft: we're still checking it against published studies.