Chelon
| Chelon | |
|---|---|
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| Thicklip Grey Mullet (C. labrosus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Chelon Artedi, 1793[1] |
Chelon is a genus of mullets found in coastal marine waters, estuaries and rivers in the Indo-Pacific and northeast Atlantic, including the Mediterranean.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: [2]
- Chelon bispinosus (S. Bowdich, 1825) (Cape Verde mullet)
- Chelon labrosus (A. Risso, 1827) (Thicklip grey mullet)
- Chelon macrolepis (Smith, 1846) (Largescale mullet)
- Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Otomebora mullet)
- Chelon parsia (Hamilton, 1822) (Goldspot mullet)
- Chelon planiceps (Valenciennes, 1836) (Tade gray mullet)
- Chelon subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836) (Greenback mullet)
See also
References
- ↑ Artedi P. (1793). Ichth., syn., 118.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Chelon in FishBase. September 2015 version.
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