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Chelon bispinosus

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Chelon bispinosus (Cape Verde mullet) is a ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae. It is one of seven species in the genus Chelon. It is endemic to waters near Cape Verde in the east central Atlantic Ocean.[2] This species is found in the neritic zone.[3]

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Chelon bispinosus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Chelon
Species:
C. bispinosus
Binomial name
Chelon bispinosus
(S. Bowdich, 1825)
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Description

This species reaches a maximum length of 15 cm.[2]

It is oviparous like other members of its genus.[3]

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