Chelon labrosus
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17821643 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FC99-FCD2-2885-FF5EFD23FBE9 |
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Felipe |
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Chelon labrosus |
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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. 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.
Chelon ramada ; Ilıca drainage, Antalya, Türkiye; ~ 120 mm SL.
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