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Chelon
Sign in to saveChelon is a genus of mullets found in coastal marine waters, estuaries and rivers in the Atlantic Ocean and Arabian Sea.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderMugiliformes
- FamilyMugilidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Observations114,183
Observations recorded41,628
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 61
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Mugilidae
- Collections
- FMNH, USNM, MNHN, CAS
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Indonesia, Cap-Vert(I.), Cameroon, Solomon Islands, Philippines, France, Nouvelle CaléDonie
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Anatomy
- Habitat
- Taxonomy
- Species
- See also
- References
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 for the Cape Verde mullet and for the thicklip grey mullet.
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