In Florida I many times saw large schools of Mullets fretting and breaking the surface of the water with what seemed to be the tips of their tails.
"Ways of Nature"
John Burroughs
Large fish he seldom procures by this method; but among shoals of Mullets, which are either pursued by enemies, or leap at objects on the surface, he is often successful.
"A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson"
Watkin Tench
She was boiling Mullets over a few red coals in the huge fireplace.
"The Awakening and Selected Short Stories"
Kate Chopin