Chelon
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 Chelon labrosus
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Chelon is a genus of fish comprising three species of mullet.
[edit] Species
- Cape Verde mullet Chelon bispinosus
- So-iny mullet Chelon haematocheilus
- Thicklip grey mullet Chelon labrosus
3 species in this genus are recorded in Fishbase (March 2007). (Links in the following table are to Fishbase entries for species)
| Species name (2007) | Common name | Nominal species (historic) |
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| Chelon bispinosus | Cape Verde mullet | Liza nigrostrigatus (Günther, 1861); Mugil bispinosus Bowdich, 1825; Mugil nigrostrigatus Günther, 1861 |
| Chelon haematocheilus | So-iny mullet | Mugil haematocheilus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845; Liza menada Tanaka, 1916 |
| Chelon labrosus | Thicklip grey mullet | Mugil corrugatus Lowe, 1838; Mugil curtus Yarrell, 1836; Mugil septentrionalis Günther, 1861; Mugil labrosus Risso, 1827; Chelon chelo (Cuvier, 1829); Mugil chelo Cuvier, 1829; Mugil chelon Cuvier, 1829; Liza chelo (Cuvier, 1829) |
