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Chelon dumerili (Steindachner, 1870)

Grooved mullet
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Sao Tome and Principe country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: According to Afonso et al. (Ref. 34088), this species has been reported from São Tomé Island as Mugil brasiliensis in Ref. 34500, 34503, 34504, 34508 (Ref. 34088).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Afonso, P., F.M. Porteiro, R.S. Santos, J.P. Barreiros, J. Worms and P. Wirtz, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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: Steindachner.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 13614); 21°N - 36°S, 20°W - 38°E

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