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Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Chelon: Greek, chelone = turtle (Ref. 45335); caeruleus: Named for the dark blue colouration on its sides..
Issue
Species provisionally recognized as valid. More studies are needed, or send references.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal. Tropical
Mediterranean Sea: Egypt.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.2 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 119354)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 5; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 8; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais moles: 9. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: body dark bluish grey dorsally and the sides are blue; head length 20.5-21.6% SL; head width 13-13.5% SL; pre-first dorsal fin length 50% SL; eye diameter 4.6-5.2% SL; postorbital length 10.7-11.1% SL; unbranched pyloric caeca are 2 short and 4 long; a pair of long (one longer than the other), spine-like neural postzygapophyse on the second vertebra. Further distinguished by having adipose eyelid not thick, not extending onto iris; upper lip very deep; corner of mouth cleft not reaching to below front nostril; body elongated and spindle-shaped; 2 dorsal fins small and widely separated (D1 IV, D2 I,8); head flattened (Ref. 119354).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Deef, L.E.M., 2018. A new species of mullet Chelon caeruleum (Family: Mugilidae) with description of its genetic relationship to some mugilids. Croatian Journal of Fisheries 76:107-114. (Ref. 119354)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00211 - 0.01248), b=3.10 (2.89 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.6 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).