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Mullet

Chelon dumerili (Steindachner, 1870)

Status not recordedbony fish

The mullet (Chelon dumerili) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the mullet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mullet live?

Not recorded

Is the mullet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mullet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusChelon
  7. SpeciesChelon dumerili (Steindachner, 1870)

Synonyms Liza alosoides, Liza dumerili, Liza dumerilii, Liza hoefleri, Liza saliens hoefleri, Mugil brasiliensis, Mugil canaliculatus, Mugil dumerili, Mugil hoefleri, Strializa canaliculata, Strializa canaliculatus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Brasilian mulletEnglish
  • Grooved mulletEnglish
  • Groovy mulletEnglish
  • Keep-harderAfrikaans
  • cípal DumerilůvCzech
  • Furet MulteDanish
  • Lisa AcanaladaSpanish
  • MuletFrench
  • CacandjaPortuguese
  • CappWolof
  • Mulet BouriFrench
  • Tainha SulcadaPortuguese
  • Tainha-estriadaPortuguese
  • KaramantWolof

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mullet

Other species in the same genus Chelon.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mullet?

The mullet (Chelon dumerili) belongs to the family Mugilidae in the order Mugiliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mullet (Chelon dumerili). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chelon-dumerili

MLA

“Mullet (Chelon dumerili).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chelon-dumerili.

BibTeX
@misc{chelon_dumerili_2026,
  title = {Mullet (Chelon dumerili)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chelon-dumerili},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}