Portugal country information

Common names: Alvor, Bicudo, Corveo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Almeida, P.R., F. Moreira, J.L. Costa, C.A. Assis and M.J. Costa, 1993
Importance: commercial | Ref: Antunes, C., F. Cobo and M.J. Araujo, 2016
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Found in the Iberian Peninsula (Ref. 119049). Landlocked population in Fratel reservoir (Ref. 59043). Common and abundant in the Tagus Estuary; exploited by artisanal fishermen (Ref. 33997). Minimum capture size: no limit - 25 cm TL (Ref. 119049). Also Ref. 51031. Status of threat: Least concern (Ref. 119049).
National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ben-Tuvia, A., 1986
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Chelon: Greek, chelone = turtle (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Risso.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; catadromous (Ref. 59043); depth range 10 - 20 m (Ref. 30578). Temperate; 60°N - 15°N, 32°W - 42°E

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Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology