Golden grey mullet

Golden grey mullet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Chelon
Species:
C. auratus
Binomial name
Chelon auratus
(Risso, 1810)
Synonyms
  • Chelon aurata (Risso, 1810)
  • Liza aurata (Risso, 1810)
  • Liza auratus (Risso, 1810)
  • Mugil auratus Risso, 1810
  • Mugil breviceps Valenciennes, 1836
  • Mugil cryptocheilos Valenciennes, 1836
  • Mugil cryptochilus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Mugil lotreganus Nardo, 1847
  • Mugil maderensis Lowe, 1839
  • Mugil octoradiatus Günther, 1861
  • Planiliza aurata (Risso, 1810)

The golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus) is a species of euryhaline ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mugilidae, the mullets or grey mullets. This species is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea Basin. The golden grey mullet is a targe.t for both commercial and recreational fisheries.

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