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Chelon Chelon labrosus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Mugiliformes Family: Mugilidae Genus: Chelon
Artedi, 1793[1]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.
Species
- Chelon bispinosus (Bowdich, 1825) - Cape Verde mullet[2]
- Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827) - Thicklip grey mullet[3]
See also
References
- ^ Artedi P. (1793). Ichth., syn., 118.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2010). "Chelon bispinosus" in FishBase. June 2010 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2010). "Chelon labrosus" in FishBase. June 2010 version.
Categories:- Mugilidae
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