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Chelon
''Chelon'' is a genus of mullets found in coastal marine waters, estuaries and rivers in the Atlantic Ocean and Arabian Sea. Anatomy ''Chelon'' possesses the elongated body and dorsal fins typical of the order Mugiliformes, with frontal fins defined by four spines and anal fins with soft rays. The maximum sizes described vary between 15 cm for the Cape Verde mullet and 32 cm for the thicklip grey mullet. Habitat They are catadromous fishes, meaning that they can be found in lagoons and rivers as well as the sea during the reproductive season, fundamentally feeding on algae and diatoms. Taxonomy Recent cladistic analysis recovered ''Chelon'' as paraphyletic with respect to ''Liza'', so some species of ''Liza'' were reassigned to ''Chelon'' and ''Liza'' synonymized with ''Chelon''.Durand, J.-D., W.-J. Chen, K.-N. Shen, C. Fu, & P. Borsa. 2012. Genus-level taxonomic changes implied b mitochondrial phylogeny of grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugilidae). Comptes Rendus Biologies, 335 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelon
''Chelon'' is a genus of mullets found in coastal marine waters, estuaries and rivers in the Atlantic Ocean and Arabian Sea. Anatomy ''Chelon'' possesses the elongated body and dorsal fins typical of the order Mugiliformes, with frontal fins defined by four spines and anal fins with soft rays. The maximum sizes described vary between 15 cm for the Cape Verde mullet and 32 cm for the thicklip grey mullet. Habitat They are catadromous fishes, meaning that they can be found in lagoons and rivers as well as the sea during the reproductive season, fundamentally feeding on algae and diatoms. Taxonomy Recent cladistic analysis recovered ''Chelon'' as paraphyletic with respect to ''Liza'', so some species of ''Liza'' were reassigned to ''Chelon'' and ''Liza'' synonymized with ''Chelon''.Durand, J.-D., W.-J. Chen, K.-N. Shen, C. Fu, & P. Borsa. 2012. Genus-level taxonomic changes implied b mitochondrial phylogeny of grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugilidae). Comptes Rendus Biologies, 335 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelon Labrosus
The thicklip grey mullet, ''Chelon labrosus'', is a coastal fish of the family Mugilidae. It typically is about long, with being the maximum recorded. It is named after its thick upper lip and silvery-grey appearance. It is a common fish of shallow, sheltered coasts, estuaries, and around power station and sewer outfalls; it can also enter fresh water areas. It lives in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to Senegal and Cape Verde, including the Mediterranean Sea and the southwestern Black Sea. This species is partially migratory, heading northwards in summer. It feeds mainly on benthic diatoms, epiphytic algae, small invertebrates and detritus. The thicklip grey mullet lays its eggs in winter. Both eggs and fry are pelagic. Human interaction The thicklip grey mullet is valued both as a food fish and as a tenacious game fish."The thicklip Grey Mullet is regarded widely as the hardest fighting fish swimming in Irish waters" i/ref> References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thicklip Grey Mullet
The thicklip grey mullet, ''Chelon labrosus'', is a coastal fish of the family Mugilidae. It typically is about long, with being the maximum recorded. It is named after its thick upper lip and silvery-grey appearance. It is a common fish of shallow, sheltered coasts, estuaries, and around power station and sewer outfalls; it can also enter fresh water areas. It lives in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to Senegal and Cape Verde, including the Mediterranean Sea and the southwestern Black Sea. This species is partially migratory, heading northwards in summer. It feeds mainly on benthic diatoms, epiphytic algae, small invertebrates and detritus. The thicklip grey mullet lays its eggs in winter. Both eggs and fry are pelagic. Human interaction The thicklip grey mullet is valued both as a food fish and as a tenacious game fish."The thicklip Grey Mullet is regarded widely as the hardest fighting fish swimming in Irish waters" i/ref> References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelon Dumerili
The grooved mullet (''Chelon dumerili'') is a species of ray-finned fish, a grey mullet from the family Mugilidae. It is found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the western coast of Africa, as far north as Mauritania, and into the western Indian Ocean. Description The grooved mullet has a total of five spines in its dorsal fins and eight or nine soft rays, the anal fin has three spines and eight or nine soft rays. The anal fin and the lower lobe of the caudal fin are coloured whitish or greyish. The body is coated in ctenoid scales apart from the scales in front of the anterior dorsal fin which are cycloid, extending to the front nostril or slightly beyond it. Its scales are small and numerous and there are 33–41 scales in a longitudinal series, not including those on the caudal peduncle, and 11–14 scale rows between pelvic and anterior dorsal fin. It grows up to in length. Distribution The grooved mullet is found on the Atlantic coast of Africa from Mau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelon Bispinosus
''Chelon bispinosus'' (Cape Verde mullet) is a fish of the family Mugilidae. It is one of seven species in the genus ''Chelon''. It is endemic to waters near Cape Verde in the east central Atlantic Ocean. This species is found in the neritic zone. Description This species reaches a maximum length of 15 cm. It is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ... like other members of its genus. References *Thomson, J.M., 1990. Mugilidae. pp. 855–859. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7399). {{Taxonbar, from=Q3017774 Chelon Fish described in 1825 Taxa named by Sarah Bowdich Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Grey Mullet
The golden grey mullet (''Chelon aurata'') is a fish in the family Mugilidae. Description It has hydrodynamic, very elegant elongated, more or less cylindrical body, with strong tail-fin. It has dark gray back that transit into silver white toward the belly with several grey horizontal stripes. Golden spot is present in gill covers. Its maximum length is around and weight around , but commonly it is much smaller fish with average specimen having in length. Reproduction takes place in the sea, from July to November. Habitat It is present in Eastern Atlantic from Scotland to Cape Verde, in the Mediterranean and Black Sea and in coastal waters from southern Norway and Sweden (but not Baltic) to Morocco. It is rare off coasts of Mauritania. It has been introduced into the Caspian Sea. Golden grey mullet is a neritic species, usually inshore, entering lagoons, ports and estuaries, but rarely moves into freshwater. It feeds on small benthic organisms, detritus and occasionally in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelon Bandialensis
The Diassanga mullet (''Chelon bandialensis'') is a species of ray-finned fish, grey mullet from the family Mugilidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic around the coasts of West Africa. Description The Diassanga mullet has a rounded, rather robust body with a pointed head which is about a quarter of the length of the body. The eye is surrounded by a small rim of adipose tissue and its upper lip has a thickness equal to a third of the diameter of the eye while the lower lip is much thinner. It has a silvery blueish-grey back with paler flanks which are marked with seven longitudinal grey lines. The anal and dorsal fins are yellow, as is the caudal fin but this has a black margin. They grow to in standard length. Distribution The Diassanga mullet is an eastern Atlantic species which occurs in the coastal waters of Senegal, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. Habitat and ecology The Diassanga mullet is a relatively large and uncommon species within its distribution where it occurs in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinlip Mullet
The thinlip mullet (''Chelon ramada'') is a species of fish in the family Mugilidae. It is found in shallow European waters and is a migratory species. Description The thin lip mullet has an elongate body compressed laterally. The head is short and flattened and the mouth is broad with a narrow upper lip and no tubercles. There are two dorsal fins. It is steely blue above and paler beneath. The scales are large and there is no externally visible lateral line. Its maximum length is around 70 cm, with the common specimen being around 35 cm. The largest specimens recorded weighed over three kilograms. Spawning takes place at sea, near the coast between September and February. Distribution The thinlip mullet is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Cape Verde and Senegal north to the Baltic Sea. It is also found in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azov Sea. It is a pelagic species, usually occurring inshore, entering lagoons and estuaries, and rivers. It feeds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelon Tricuspidens
''Chelon tricuspidens'', the striped mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Mugilidae. It is found in southern Africa where its known range comprises Mossel Bay Mossel Bay ( af, Mosselbaai) is a harbour town of about 99,000 people on the Southern Cape (or Garden Route) of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province. Mossel Bay lies 400 kilometres east of the ... and the Kosi Estuary in South Africa. Its habitatis muddy areas in estuaries. This species and the Diassanga mullet (''Chelon bandialensis'') are closely related and these two taxa seem to have separated when the Benguela Current, as it exists today, was formed about 3-12 million years ago. References {{Taxonbar, From=Q46638592 tricuspidens Fish described in 1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelon Parsia
''Chelon parsia'', the goldspot mullet, is a ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae. It is one of seven species in the genus ''Chelon''. This species is found in the Indian Ocean, specifically in shallow coastal waters of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands. It is also lives in lagoons, estuaries and even tidal rivers. Description This species reaches a maximum length of 16 cm. It is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ... like other members of its genus. References Further reading *Thomson, J.M., 1990. Mugilidae. p. 855-859. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7399). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaping Mullet
The leaping mullet (''Chelon saliens'') is a species of fish in the family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal waters and estuaries in the northeast Atlantic, ranging from Morocco to France, and including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. It has been introduced to the Caspian Sea. Description The leaping mullet is greyish brown above and silvery beneath, with golden reflections on the flank. The fins are orangish-brown.Caspian Environment Programme Distribution 
The leaping mullet is found in shallow coastal areas of the northeastern
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South African Mullet
The South African mullet (''Chelon richardsonii''), also called a harder mullet or simply harder, is a species of mullet. It is found in South African coastal waters from Walvis Bay (Namibia) to KwaZulu-Natal, and grows to a maximum length of 40.5 cm. The person the specific name honours was not recorded by Andrew Smith when he described this species but it is most likely to be John Richardson (1787-1865), the Scottish naturalist, surgeon and Arctic explorer. It is also found inland in the waters of the Olifants River (Western Cape). Local delicacy in South Africa Mullet fish caught in the sea and estuaries of the West Coast region are processed by salting and air-drying into bokkoms by small local factories around Velddrif and Laaiplek. See also * The common name "harder mullet" in Germany refers to the flathead mullet, ''Mugil cephalus''. * The USS Harder (SS-257), a World War II era naval ship that was named after the fish. References South African mulle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
