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Leaping mullet






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Leaping mullet

Conservation status


Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Chelon
Species:
C. saliens
Binomial name
Chelon saliens

(Risso, 1810)[2]

Synonyms[3]
  • Liza saliens (Risso, 1810)
  • Liza saliens furcata Popov, 1930
  • Mugil saliens Risso, 1810
  • Mugil verselata Nardo, 1847

The leaping mullet (Chelon saliens) is a speciesoffish in the family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal waters and estuaries in the northeast Atlantic, ranging from Morocco to France, and including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. It has been introduced to the Caspian Sea.[1]

Description

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The leaping mullet is greyish brown above and silvery beneath, with golden reflections on the flank. The fins are orangish-brown.[4]

Distribution

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Leaping mullet

The leaping mullet is found in shallow coastal areas of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, as far north as the Bay of Biscay, and the Mediterranean Sea. It also occurs in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, and it was introduced into the Caspian Sea in the 1930s and has become established in both.[4]

Biology

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The leaping mullet breeds in the summer. Between five hundred and two thousand eggs are produced and fertilisation is external. The eggs are pelagic and include a large oil drop. The newly hatched fry feed get their nourishment from the yolk sac and grow rapidly. Juveniles feed on zooplankton at first and then benthic organisms. Males are mature at three years while females are mature in four. The adults are detrivores which, in addition to feeding on sand, also eat algae and vegetable matter.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2018) [amended version of 2008 assessment]. "Chelon saliens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135681A136078511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135681A136078511.en.
  • ^ a b "Chelon saliens" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  • ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  • ^ a b c Caspian Environment Programme Archived 2013-07-03 at archive.today

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leaping_mullet&oldid=1220947779"

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