| Chelon bispinosus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Chelon |
| Species: | C. bispinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelon bispinosus (S. Bowdich, 1825) | |
Chelon bispinosus (Cape Verde mullet) is a ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae. It is one of seven species in the genus Chelon. It is endemic to waters near Cape Verde in the east central Atlantic Ocean. This species is found in the neritic zone.
Description
This species reaches a maximum length of 15 cm.
It is oviparous like other members of its genus.
References
- Carpenter, K.E.; Camara, K.; Djiman, R.; et al. (2015). "Chelon bispinosus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T197037A2478261. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T197037A2478261.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chelon bispinosus". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ "Chelon bispinosus Cape Verde Mullet". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- Thomson, J.M., 1990. Mugilidae. pp. 855–859. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7399).
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| Chelon bispinosus | |
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