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Is it a Fish or a Hairstyle?

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Not all fish are created equal. Some are highly regarded sport species whose likenesses adorn postcards and questionable swimwear. Others are universally disdained, treated like filth, and hung across doorways to ward off witches. And then there are the species that have mixed statuses across the world. An example of this is the carp. In the UK and throughout most of Europe, they are prized game fish. In Asia, they are prized food fish. In the US, they are neither. Instead, folks chop them to pieces from water skis and target spawning aggregations with bows and arrows, piling up carcasses to use as fertilizer or throw in the trash. Numerous other fish are similar in this way, including one in particular that I had previously never thought of targeting. This fish is none other than the mullet.                   Mullet are strange looking fish. They're surface dwellers, with upturned mouths and flat backs. They tend to mill around in any sort of tidal water or estuary, but can