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UK shore species
Thin-lipped grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Also Thin-lip
floatledger
Habitat
Estuaries, river mouths, the lower tidal river.
Season
Peak: May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep
Also possible: Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
More of an estuary and lower-river fish than the thick-lip, and a little more willing to take a worm. Still not easy.
- Upper lip thin, without obvious papillae
- Slightly more pointed snout than a thick-lip
- Two short dorsals
- Silver-grey
Often 30–45 cm in estuaries.
- Colour
- Silver-grey.
- Fins
- Two short dorsals.
- Mouth
- Thin upper lip.
Ranked for this species, not as a universal law. Local crab runs and what is actually fresh matter more.