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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderMugiliformes
- familyMugilidae
- genusChelon
- 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
Relatives of the small mullet
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
CompareSmall mullet vs Grey mulletSmall mullet vs Cape Verde mulletSmall mullet vs MulletSmall mullet vs Diassanga mullet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the small mullet?
The small mullet (Chelon saliens) 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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