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Stripe mullet

Chelon tricuspidens (Smith, 1935)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the stripe 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 stripe mullet live?

Not recorded

Is the stripe 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 stripe mullet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusChelon
  7. SpeciesChelon tricuspidens (Smith, 1935)

Synonyms Heteromugil tricuspidens, Liza tricuspidens, Mugil tricuspidens

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • African striped mulletEnglish
  • Striped mulletEnglish
  • HarderAfrikaans
  • cípal chutnýCzech
  • StreepharderAfrikaans

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the stripe mullet

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 stripe mullet?

The stripe mullet (Chelon tricuspidens) 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). Stripe mullet (Chelon tricuspidens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stripe-mullet

MLA

“Stripe mullet (Chelon tricuspidens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stripe-mullet.

BibTeX
@misc{stripe_mullet_2026,
  title = {Stripe mullet (Chelon tricuspidens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stripe-mullet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}