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Small mullet

Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the small 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 small mullet live?

Not recorded

Is the small 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 small mullet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusChelon
  7. SpeciesChelon saliens (Risso, 1810)

Synonyms Liza saliens, Liza saliens furcata, Mugil saliens, Mugil verselata, Protomugil saliens

Other names and names in other languages (59)
  • Leaping gray mulletEnglish
  • Leaping grey mulletEnglish
  • Leaping mulletEnglish
  • Sharpnose mulletEnglish
  • بوري وثابArabic
  • muile de pinta cobrizaAsturian
  • Sivriburun kefalAzerbaijani
  • ИларияBulgarian
  • caluga blancaCatalan
  • cípal šedýCzech
  • MeeräscheGerman
  • ΓάστροςGreek
  • galúaSpanish
  • korrokoi begigorriaBasque
  • کفال پوزهباریکPersian
  • hyppijäkelttiFinnish
  • FlûteFrench
  • Cipal dugašCroatian
  • cefalo musinoItalian
  • kefalė šoklėLithuanian
  • Mulett BuriMaltese
  • SpringmulteNorwegian
  • Tainha-de-saltoPortuguese
  • остроносRussian
  • dolginSlovenian
  • gasturiAlbanian
  • Cipol dugašSerbian
  • kefalTurkish
  • ЛаричUkrainian
  • llissa fusanyCatalan
  • Spring MeeräscheGerman
  • Galúa BlancaSpanish
  • Galúa NegraSpanish
  • IlisaSpanish
  • Ilisa de Cap GiquetSpanish
  • Ilisa FusanySpanish
  • Lisa de la pintaSpanish
  • lisa fusanySpanish
  • MújolSpanish
  • BayonettaFrench
  • cigareFrench
  • FlavetinFrench
  • FlavetounFrench
  • mube cabotFrench
  • Muga-flavetinFrench
  • Muge MugaFrench
  • Muge SauteurFrench
  • MugonFrench
  • mulet sauteurFrench
  • RussaFrench
  • (cefalo)verzelataItalian
  • Cefalo verzelataItalian
  • Taínha-de-saltoPortuguese
  • Кефаль остроносRussian
  • veshverdhiAlbanian
  • ilarya baligiTurkish
  • KobarTurkish
  • ГостронісUkrainian
  • Кефаль гостронісUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the small mullet

Other species in the same genus Chelon.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the small mullet?

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Small mullet (Chelon saliens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-mullet

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{small_mullet_2026,
  title = {Small mullet (Chelon saliens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-mullet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}