Chelon labrosus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	MUGILIFORMES	MUGILIDAE

Scientific Name:

Chelon labrosus

Species Authority:

(Risso, 1827)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Grey Mullet, Lesser Grey Mullet, Thichlip Mullet, Thicklip Grey Mullet, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet, Thick-lipped Mullet, Thick Lipped Mullet
French	–	Bâtarde, Labre, Lenket, Lissa, Meil, Muge à Grosses Lèvres, Muge Lippu, Muge Noir à Grosses Lèvres, Muge Noir Blanc, Muge Noir Chaluc, Muge Noir Labru, Mugon Labru, Mulet à Grosses Lèvres, Mulet Labeon Chaluc, Mulet Labeon Lippu, Mulet Lippu, œil Noir, Ueil Nègre
Spanish	–	Lisa, Muble

Synonym/s:

Chelon chelo (Cuvier, 1829)

Crenimugil labrosus (Risso, 1827)

Liza chelo (Cuvier, 1829)

Mugil buosega Nardo, 1847

Mugil chelo Cuvier, 1829

Mugil chelon Cuvier, 1829

Mugil corrugatus Lowe, 1838

Mugil curtus Yarrell, 1836

Mugil labrosus Risso, 1827

Mugil septentrionalis Günther, 1861

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M.
Reviewer/s:	Bogutskaya, N., & Smith, K. (IUCN Freshwater Biodiversity Unit)
Contributor/s:
Justification: A widespread species with no known major widespread threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Coasts of Mediterranean, Black Sea (absent from Sea of Azov) and Eastern Atlantic from Cape Verde and Senegal to southern Norway, southern Iceland and Faroe Islands.
Countries:	Native: Albania; Algeria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Denmark; Egypt; Faroe Islands; France; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Guernsey; Iceland; Ireland; Isle of Man; Israel; Italy; Jersey; Lebanon; Libya; Mauritania; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Netherlands; Norway; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Senegal; Serbia (Serbia); Slovenia; Spain; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; Western Sahara
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Population [top]

Population:	Abundant.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Habitat: Pelagic near shores, sometimes in lagoons and estuaries. Spawns at sea in coastal surface water. Biology: Usually lives in schools along shores, frequently enters lagoons and estuaries, juveniles easily adapt to freshwater. Lives up to 12 years. Males reproduce for the first time at two years, females at three, later in northern areas. Females larger than males. Spawns pelagic eggs in February-April. Juveniles around 20 mm SL move to coastal lagoons and estuaries in April-June, return to sea in summer. Juveniles feed on zooplankton; adults feed on algae, vegetal detritus and sediment.
Systems:	Freshwater; Marine

Habitat and Ecology:

Habitat:
Pelagic near shores, sometimes in lagoons and estuaries. Spawns at sea in coastal surface water.

Biology:
Usually lives in schools along shores, frequently enters lagoons and estuaries, juveniles easily adapt to freshwater. Lives up to 12 years. Males reproduce for the first time at two years, females at three, later in northern areas. Females larger than males. Spawns pelagic eggs in February-April. Juveniles around 20 mm SL move to coastal lagoons and estuaries in April-June, return to sea in summer. Juveniles feed on zooplankton; adults feed on algae, vegetal detritus and sediment.

Systems:

Freshwater; Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No major threats known.

Major Threat(s):

No major threats known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information.

Conservation Actions:

No information.

Citation:	Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2008. Chelon labrosus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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