Cape Verde mullet (Chelon bispinosus)

Scientific name: Chelon bispinosus Bowdich, 1825

Cape Verde mullet (Chelon bispinosus)

The Cape Verde mullet (Chelon bispinosus) is a marine fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Eastern Central Atlantic, Cape Verde.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chelon bispinosus
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Atlantic: Cape Verde.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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