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Class: Teleostei
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae Mullets

Genus: Chelon

(See list of species below)


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Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 61 cm FL
Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810)

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Chelon auratus
[Golden grey mullet]

Photo by Durand, J.-D.

Africa
Max. Length 57.2 cm SL
Chelon bandialensis (Diouf, 1991)

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Chelon bandialensis
[Diassanga Mullet]

Photo by Freitas, R.

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Chelon bispinosus (Bowdich, 1825)

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Chelon bispinosus
[Cape Verde mullet]
No picture found

Max. Length 68.2 cm SL
 
Chelon caeruleus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chelon dumerili (Steindachner, 1870)

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Chelon dumerili
[Grooved mullet]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm SL
Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827)

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Chelon labrosus
[Thicklip grey mullet]

Photo by Meyer, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827)

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Chelon ramada
[Thinlip grey mullet]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 40.5 cm TL
Chelon richardsonii (Smith, 1846)

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Chelon richardsonii
[South African mullet]

Photo by Abbasi, K.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Abbasi, K.
 
Chelon saliens
[Leaping mullet]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Chelon tricuspidens (Smith, 1935)

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Chelon tricuspidens
[Striped mullet]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chelon auratus Golden grey mullet Eastern Atlantic 61 FL 1810
Chelon bandialensis Diassanga Mullet Africa 57.2 SL 1991
Chelon bispinosus Cape Verde mullet Eastern Central Atlantic 15 SL 1825
Chelon caeruleus Mediterranean Sea 68.2 SL 2018
Chelon dumerili Grooved mullet Eastern Atlantic 40 TL 1870
Chelon labrosus Thicklip grey mullet Eastern Atlantic 75 SL 1827
Chelon ramada Thinlip grey mullet Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1827
Chelon richardsonii South African mullet Southeast Atlantic 40.5 TL 1846
Chelon saliens Leaping mullet Eastern Atlantic 40 SL 1810
Chelon tricuspidens Striped mullet Southeast Atlantic 75 TL 1935



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