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The sicklefin mullet (Neochelon falcipinnis) is a species of ray-finned fish, a grey mullet from the family Mugilidae which is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean of the coasts of western Africa. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Neochelon.[3]

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Sicklefin mullet
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Neochelon
Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012[2]
Species:
N. falcipinnis
Binomial name
Neochelon falcipinnis
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Mugil falcipinnis Valenciennes, 1836
  • Chelon falcipinnis (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Liza falcipinnis (Valenciennes, 1836)
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