Mullet

The Mullet (Mugil cephalus) is dark blue, grey, or olive green. It has large scales and silver and black stripes.They have streamlined bodies (which is a structural adaptation), dorsal, pectoral, anal fins which help move faster in water(which is a functional adaptation),and strong muscular stomachs that make digestion easy(which is a functional adaptation). The Mullet’s habitat is the western U.S. The Mullet’s predators are fish, birds, and marine mammals.  The Mullet’s prey are zooplankton, fish, and detritus.  The Mullet has bilateral symmetry.  The Mullet also is a heterotroph and exothermic.  The order of classification of the Mullet is:

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Mugillformes

Family: Mugilidae

Genus: Mugia

Species: cephalus

Lastly, an interesting fact about the Mullet is that it sometimes is called the Jumping Mullet or Happy Mullet.