Chelon
Encyclopedia
Chelon is one of the 17 genera
of the family
Mugilidae
(commonly known as mullet
). Altogether, these genera have about 80 species of ray-finned fish. The genus Chelon itself contains three species.
Genera
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of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Mugilidae
Mullet (fish)
The mullets or grey mullets are a family and order of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since Roman times...
(commonly known as mullet
Mullet (fish)
The mullets or grey mullets are a family and order of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since Roman times...
). Altogether, these genera have about 80 species of ray-finned fish. The genus Chelon itself contains three species.
Species
- Chelon bispinosus (Bowdich, 1825) - Cape Verde mullet
- Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827) - Thicklip grey mulletThicklip grey mulletThe thicklip grey mullet, Chelon labrosus, is a coastal fish of the family Mugilidae. It grows to 50 cm long, with 75cm being the maximum recorded...