Alex Mustard / A shoal of Golden grey mullet (Liza aurata) swim in the surf breaking on the shore of El Hierro Island. Canary Islands, Spain. East Atlantic Ocean.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Banfi / Striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) portrait, Larvotto Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009

Pete Oxford / Yellow-tailed mullet (Mugil rammelsbergii) feeding on plankton just below the surface, off Wolf Island Galapagos Islands

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) catching mullet underwater, Turtle Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Artificial reefs packed with Goatfish (Mullidae) Green Island, a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean , Taiwan

Pascal Kobeh / Striped / Red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) looking for food with its chin barbels out, Canary Islands

John Chan / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) taking flight with a partially eaten Mullet (Mugilidae), Southern California, USA.

John Chan / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) feeding on a Mullet (Mugilidae), Southern California, USA.

Robert Valentic / Land Mullet skink (Bellatorias major) basking, Coffs Harbour in north-eastern NSW, Australia.

Pascal Kobeh / Red stripped mullet (Mullus surmuletus) foraging, Azores, Atlantic ocean.

Georgette Douwma / Freckled goatfish (Upeneus tragula). North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Freckled goatfish (Upeneus tragula). North Sulawesi, Indonesia.