Chelon labrosus
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17952191 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FC99-FCD2-2885-FF5EFB52FD11 |
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Felipe |
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Chelon labrosus |
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Chelon labrosus View in CoL View Figure
Common name. Thick lip mullet.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of mullets entering freshwaters in Mediterranean, Caspian, and Black Sea basins by: ● lower 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 ⁄ 3 of upper lip with 2–3 rows of papillae with horny ridges in individuals larger than 100 mm SL / ○ without adipose tissue rim around eye / ○ pectoral short, not reaching close to vertical of first dorsal origin. Size up to 600 mm SL.
Distribution View Figure . Coasts of Mediterranean, Black Sea, and eastern Atlantic from Cape Verde and Senegal to southern Norway, southern Iceland, and Faroe Islands.
Habitat. Pelagic near shore, sometimes in lagoons and estuaries. Spawns at sea in coastal surface waters.
Biology View Figure . Gregarious along coasts, often entering lagoons and estuaries, juveniles readily adapt to freshwater. Lives up to 12 years. Males spawn for the first time at 2 years, females at 3, later in northern areas. Females larger than males. Spawns pelagic in February–April, eggs pelagic. Juveniles of about 20 mm SL move to coastal lagoons and estuaries in April–June, returning to sea in late summer. Juveniles feed on zooplankton; adults mainly on algae and plant detritus.
Conservation status. NT; like almost all Chelons, this species has declined considerably over the last 20 years.
Further reading. Ben Tuvia, in Whitehead et al. 1986 (description); Gandolfi et al. 1991 (biology); Thomson 1997 (systematics); Harrison 2003b (biology).
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