The leaping mullet

leaping mullet

Scientific name	Chelon saliens
Descriptor	Risso
Year of description	1810
IUCN category (World)	LC
Family	Mugilidae
Genus	Chelon

Introduction

Chelon saliens, commonly known as leaping mullet, is a brackish water and salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

30 cm
Maximum size

40 cm

Average size

30 cm
Maximum size

40 cm

How to recognize the leaping mullet ?

The leaping mullet measures between 30 and 40 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly argent body.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

herbivorous
Sociability

living in a group or alone
territorial

No
Way of living

diurnal

The leaping mullet is a fish living in a group or alone naturally found mid-depth and near surface. This species is herbivorous .

n general, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovipare qui pond en eau libre

The leaping mullet is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Origin

Mediterranean Sea Temperate Eastern Atlantic Ocean

islands

Corsica Sardinia Sicily

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Temperature

10 - 28 °C
Depth

0 - 10 m
Flow

Medium, Slow and Stagnant

Biotope presentation

The leaping mullet is most often found at a depth between 0m and 10m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

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