Chelon parsia

Chelon parsia, the goldspot mullet, is a ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae. It is one of seven species in the genus Chelon. This species is found in the Indian Ocean, specifically in shallow coastal waters of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands. It is also lives in lagoons, estuaries and even tidal rivers.[1]

Chelon parsia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Chelon
Species:
C. parsia
Binomial name
Chelon parsia
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Mugil parsia Hamilton, 1822
  • Liza parsia (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Myxus parsia (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Mugil olivaceus Day, 1876

Description

This species reaches a maximum length of 16 cm.[1]

It is oviparous like other members of its genus.[2]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Chelon parsia" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. "Liza parsia Goldspot-mullet". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

Further reading
  • Thomson, J.M., 1990. Mugilidae. p. 855-859. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7399).


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