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title: "Weiße Meeräsche"
description: "Mugil curema — Fische. The white mullet or silver mullet (Mugil curema) is a tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mugilidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/white-mullet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Weiße Meeräsche

> Mugil curema — Fische. The white mullet or silver mullet (Mugil curema) is a tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mugilidae.

- Scientific name: *Mugil curema*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 2062
- Wikidata: [Q1818649](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1818649)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179537](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179537)

## Names

- en: White Mullet
- de: Weiße Meeräsche
- es: Lebrancha
- fr: Mulet blanc

## Countries with the most observations

US (691), MX (98), CW (41), BR (25), MQ (15), DO (10), CR (9), TT (9), PR (7), GP (6), PA (4), AW (3)

## Summary

The white mullet or silver mullet (Mugil curema) is a tropical and subtropical marine fish of the family Mugilidae. It is commonly about 30 cm (12 in) long.
Note that silver mullet is also a common name used for fantail mullet (Mugil trichodon).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_mullet

## Photo

![Weiße Meeräsche](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-mullet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255665194

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-mullet?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).