Mark,
I have captured two specimens of the Fan-tailed variety of mullet in the northern Gulf of Mexico, one of which is mounted on the wall. In my lifetime of commercial fishing (30+years) I have seen countless mullet Mugil cephalus but only two Fan-tails. I have one in my freezer that looks like a dwarf.
Most of the unusual specimens I have seen were obviously the victims of industrial pollution (open sores) and marine litter.
H. M. Floyd, Jr.
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