Largescaled mullet

This article is about the mullet in the genus Parachelon. For mullet in the genus Chelon, see Largescale mullet.

Largescaled mullet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Parachelon
Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Species:
P. grandisquamis
Binomial name
Parachelon grandisquamis
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Mugil grandisquamis Valenciennes, 1836
  • Liza grandisquamis (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Mugil hypselopterus Günther, 1861
  • Mugil schlegeli Bleeker, 1863
  • Mugil productus Fischer, 1885

The largescaled mullet is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Mugilidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from Mauritania to the Gulf of Guinea. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Parachelon.[2]

References

  1. ^ Camara, K.D.; Djiman, R.; Nunoo, F.; et al. (2015). "Liza grandisquamis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T197044A2478310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T197044A2478310.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parachelon grandisquamis". FishBase. June 2018 version.


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