Mowel
Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827)
Status not recordedbony fish
The mowel (Chelon ramada) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.
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Quick facts about the mowel
- 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 mowel live?
Not recorded
Is the mowel 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 mowel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderMugiliformes
- familyMugilidae
- genusChelon
- SpeciesChelon ramada (Risso, 1827)
Synonyms Liza alosoides, Liza capito, Liza ramada, Liza ramado, Mugil britannicus, Mugil capito, Mugil caustelus, Mugil cephalus ramado, Mugil dubahra, Mugil petherici, Mugil ramada, Mugil ramado, Myxus maroccensis
Other names and names in other languages (89)
- Grey mulletEnglish
- HaarderEnglish
- Thin-lipped grey mulletEnglish
- Thin-lipped mulletEnglish
- Thinlip grey mulletEnglish
- Thinlip mulletEnglish
- بوري الشفة النحيلةArabic
- Тънкоуст кефалBulgarian
- llissaCatalan
- cípal evropskýCzech
- hyrddyn llwyd minfainWelsh
- tyndlæbet multeDanish
- dünnlippige MeeräscheGerman
- ΜαυράκιGreek
- lisaSpanish
- Kitsashuul-tintkefaalEstonian
- کفال لبنازکPersian
- ohuthuulikelttiFinnish
- MeilFrench
- קיפון טוברHebrew
- Cipal balavacCroatian
- BotoloItalian
- ramadaLithuanian
- Plānlūpu kefaleLatvian
- Mulett Ta' L-ImċarratMaltese
- tynnleppet multeNorwegian Bokmål
- dunlipharderDutch
- tynnleppa multeNorwegian Nynorsk
- cefal cienkowargiPolish
- alvorPortuguese
- Кефаль-рамадаRussian
- tankousti cipeljSlovenian
- qerfiAlbanian
- Cipol balavacSerbian
- tunnläppad multeSwedish
- CeranTurkish
- БистрюгUkrainian
- cap-plaCatalan
- CapitonSpanish
- capitónSpanish
- GalupeSpanish
- Ilisa AgudaSpanish
- Ilisa Calua NegraSpanish
- Ilisa Cap PláSpanish
- lisa agudaSpanish
- lizarraSpanish
- morraguteSpanish
- MujolSpanish
- mújolSpanish
- MuleSpanish
- MuxoSpanish
- samaSpanish
- YamaSpanish
- Gaouta-roussaFrench
- MeuilleFrench
- Meuille BlancFrench
- Muge CalusseFrench
- Muge CapitonFrench
- MujonFrench
- MuletFrench
- Mulet BlancFrench
- mulet calusseFrench
- Mulet CapitonFrench
- mulet porcFrench
- MüsaroFrench
- Porc-mulletFrench
- PorquaFrench
- PorquéFrench
- Yol NègreFrench
- cefalo calamitaItalian
- bicudoPortuguese
- TainhaPortuguese
- taínhaPortuguese
- Taínha-fataçaPortuguese
- Кефаль головачRussian
- Tenkousti cipeljSlovenian
- kokdhaniAlbanian
- kryegjatiAlbanian
- kryeholliAlbanian
- kryepreftiAlbanian
- qefulli i vjeshtësAlbanian
- vijoçiAlbanian
- ceyranTurkish
- ceyran KefalTurkish
- kefalTurkish
- PlutarinaTurkish
- Кефаль рамадаUkrainian
- кефаль-головачUkrainian
- Кефаль-ліза головачUkrainian
Relatives of the mowel
Other species in the same genus Chelon.
Grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Cape Verde mullet
Chelon bispinosus
Mullet
Chelon dumerili
Diassanga mullet
Chelon bandialensis
Stripe mullet
Chelon tricuspidens
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
CompareMowel vs Grey mulletMowel vs Cape Verde mulletMowel vs MulletMowel vs Diassanga mullet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the mowel?
The mowel (Chelon ramada) belongs to the family Mugilidae in the order Mugiliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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