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.
Taxonomy · GBIF
Common Snapping Turtle
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- OrderMugiliformes
- FamilyMugilidae
Observations114,183
Groupreptilia
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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.