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Sicklefin mullet
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Mugilidae
Genus:	Neochelon Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Species:	N. falcipinnis
Binomial name
Neochelon falcipinnis (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
Mugil falcipinnis Valenciennes, 1836 Chelon falcipinnis (Valenciennes, 1836) Liza falcipinnis (Valenciennes, 1836)

The sicklefin mullet (Neochelon falcipinnis) is a species of ray-finned fish, a grey mullet from the family Mugilidae which is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean of the coasts of western Africa. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Neochelon.

References

1. Camara, K.D.; Djiman, R.; Nunoo, F.; et al. (2015). "Liza falcipinnis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T197043A2478303. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T197043A2478303.en.
2. Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Neochelon Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neochelon falcipinnis". FishBase. June 2018 version.

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