289. Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810)

Common name. Golden grey mullet

Taxonomy. Original description: Mugil auratus Risso, 1810: 344 [Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea; no types known] .

Revisions. Durand & Borsa (2015: 268).

Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020: 273, fig. 497).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 450-Turan Plain.

Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Kafal mahi-e talayi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.