Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810) [N]—Leaping mullet; Kiphon harutz

Taxonomy. Original description: Mugil saliens Risso, 1810: 345 [Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea; no types known].— Israel synonyms: Liza saliens (Risso, 1810) .—Revisions: Durand & Borsa (2015: 268).— Illustration: Ben-Tuvia in Whitehead et al. (1986: 1201, fig.) as Liza saliens .

Status in Israel. First record from Israeli freshwater was by Reich (1978); confirmed by Goren & Ortal (1999), Golani & Mires (2000).—Israel material: HUJ.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Mediterranean watersheds.—Distribution in River Basin: 1- Western Basin, 2-Dead Sea Basin.—General distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; Sea of Azov; Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay (Spain) south to Western Sahara, including Madeira; introduced in Caspian Sea area.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 436-Coastal Levant, 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species is pelagic, near shore, and sometimes in lagoons and estuaries. It spawns at sea. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Conservation status in Israel: Unknown.—IUCN: LC (IUCN 2023).—Threats: No major threats known.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—Not considered a keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.— Low priority for conservation action.

Remarks. It was stocked accidentally in freshwater systems.