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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusChelon
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mowel

Other species in the same genus Chelon.

Mullet

Chelon dumerili

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Common questions

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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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mowel (Chelon ramada). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mowel

MLA

“Mowel (Chelon ramada).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mowel.

BibTeX
@misc{mowel_2026,
  title = {Mowel (Chelon ramada)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mowel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}