Otomebora mullet

Otomebora mullet
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Mugilidae
Genus:	Chelon
Species:	C. melinopterus
Binomial name
Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms [2]
Mugil melinopterusValenciennes, 1836 Chelon melinopterus(Valenciennes, 1836) Ellochelon melinoptera(Valenciennes, 1836) Planliza melinoptera(Valenciennes, 1836) Planliza melinopterus(Valenciennes, 1836) Liza melinoptera(Valenciennes, 1836) Mugil ceramensis Bleeker, 1853 Liza ceramensis(Bleeker, 1853) Mugil compressus Günther, 1861 Mugil anpinensis Oshima, 1922 Ellochelon luciae Penrith & Penrith, 1967 Liza luciae(Penrith & Penrith, 1967)

The Otomebora mullet (Chelon melinopterus), the giantscale mullet or St. Lucia mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mugilidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Region. ^[3]

References

1. Hoese, D. & Sparks, J.S. . (2017). "Chelon melinopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T197047A46663719. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T197047A46663719.en . Retrieved 30 June 2021.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Chelon melinopterus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 August 2021.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Planiliza melinoptera". FishBase . February 2021 version.