Anchovies - Golden Mullets

Anchovies (Engrolis encrasicolus): You can't get more common than an anchovy, but I'm always amazed by the number of individuals in a school—thousands—and the beauty of the spectacle when each one reflects the sun. They swim near the surface, about a meter deep and always close to the edge. When I swim towards a school, it separates to avoid me and reforms behind me. If I stay still, I can be completely surrounded by them; a really cool experience. The schools remain compact, drawing moving shapes underwater.

Golden Mullet (Liza aurata): On almost every trip I see golden mullet, which have a yellow spot on their gills, hence their name, and sometimes another species, perhaps hog mullet (Liza ramada). They are large, gray fish of classic shape with a fairly large tail. They can come within two meters of the beach and are often found in schools at shallow depths. They are among the largest fish I see, a good thirty centimeters or more. The young form schools just below the surface in the rocks, often making for beautiful scenery.

I think I also saw pig mules (Chelon ramada) (see the last two photos and the film). But this remains to be confirmed because they are very similar.