Of tone reds under the effect of the tension produced in the capture, they present however in their natural elements of the tone varied and which pass since the brown verduzco to with what is rosacé, by maintaining their zone ventral reflections silver plated. Large escamas which is easily detached and with chins under the mentón, they have a definitely gregarious character and him we find in their two subspecies in a frequent way in our littoral, by that of mud (mullus barbatus) characterized by their grouping in muddy funds and that of rock (mullus surmuletus) usual in mixed zones and rich gravels and pedregales. Its bigger size will find we it in this last, while being able to reach the 40 centimetres length.

The captures of mullets of the mouths caños and the estuaries will occur in muddy zones like or in small entries of sand encircled of stone. Its pricked is very subtle and its simple capture not offering a special resistance in harvest nor to be these animals equipped with great conditions natatorias. The starters most indicated are generally small gusanas of the type of those of blood or those of tube, which provide splendid results. By finding this species its food in rebuscando with its barbs funds, between the possibility of increasing the captures by providing our ends of small lentejuelas which with their brilliance contribute to the excitation of fish.