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(Risso, 1827)
Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Scandinavia and Iceland south to Senegal and Cape Verde. Also Mediterranean Sea; southwestern Black Sea.
Biology:
Occur inshore, enters brackish lagoons and freshwater. Migrate occasionally.
Tend to move northward in summer-time as the temperatures rise.
Feed mainly on benthic diatoms, epiphytic algae, small invertebrates and detritus.
Oviparous.
Reproduction occurs in the sea during winter. Eggs and larvae pelagic.
Synonymised taxa:
Chelon chelo (Cuvier, 1829)
Crenimugil labrosus (Risso, 1827)
Liza chelo (Cuvier, 1829)
Mugil buosega Nardo, 1847
Mugil chelo Cuvier, 1829
Mugil chelon Cuvier, 1829
Mugil corrugatus Lowe, 1838
Mugil curtus Yarrell, 1836
Mugil labrosus Risso, 1827
Mugil septentrionalis Günther, 1861
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Mugiloidei (Suborder) > Mugilidae (Family) > Chelon (Genus) > Chelon labrosus (Species)
Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Scandinavia and Iceland south to Senegal and Cape Verde. Also Mediterranean Sea; southwestern Black Sea.
Biology:
Occur inshore, enters brackish lagoons and freshwater. Migrate occasionally.
Tend to move northward in summer-time as the temperatures rise.
Feed mainly on benthic diatoms, epiphytic algae, small invertebrates and detritus.
Oviparous.
Reproduction occurs in the sea during winter. Eggs and larvae pelagic.
Synonymised taxa:
Chelon chelo (Cuvier, 1829)
Crenimugil labrosus (Risso, 1827)
Liza chelo (Cuvier, 1829)
Mugil buosega Nardo, 1847
Mugil chelo Cuvier, 1829
Mugil chelon Cuvier, 1829
Mugil corrugatus Lowe, 1838
Mugil curtus Yarrell, 1836
Mugil labrosus Risso, 1827
Mugil septentrionalis Günther, 1861
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Mugiloidei (Suborder) > Mugilidae (Family) > Chelon (Genus) > Chelon labrosus (Species)