Biology:Chelon bispinosus
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| Chelon bispinosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Chelon |
| Species: | C. bispinosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelon bispinosus (S. Bowdich, 1825)
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Chelon bispinosus (Cape Verde mullet) is a fish of the family Mugilidae. It is one of seven species in the genus Chelon. It is endemic to waters near Cape Verde in the east central Atlantic Ocean.[2] This species is found in the neritic zone.[3]
Description
This species reaches a maximum length of 15 cm.[2]
It is oviparous like other members of its genus.[3]
References
- ↑ Carpenter, K.E.; Camara, K.; Djiman, R. et al. (2015). "Chelon bispinosus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T197037A2478261. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T197037A2478261.en.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Chelon bispinosus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Chelon bispinosus Cape Verde Mullet". Encyclopedia of Life. http://eol.org/pages/203922/overview. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- Thomson, J.M., 1990. Mugilidae. pp. 855–859. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7399).
Wikidata ☰ Q3017774 entry
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