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Sea harder

Chelon richardsonii (Smith, 1846)

Status not recordedbony fish

The sea harder (Chelon richardsonii) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the sea harder

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 sea harder live?

Not recorded

Is the sea harder 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 sea harder classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusChelon
  7. SpeciesChelon richardsonii (Smith, 1846)

Synonyms Liza richardsoni, Liza richardsonii, Mugil multilineatus, Mugil richardsonii

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • South African mulletEnglish
  • Southern mulletEnglish
  • SeeharderAfrikaans
  • cípal RichardsonůvCzech
  • HarderAfrikaans

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sea harder

Other species in the same genus Chelon.

Mullet

Chelon dumerili

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sea harder?

The sea harder (Chelon richardsonii) 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). Sea harder (Chelon richardsonii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-harder

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“Sea harder (Chelon richardsonii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-harder.

BibTeX
@misc{sea_harder_2026,
  title = {Sea harder (Chelon richardsonii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sea-harder},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}