Largescaled mullet

Largescaled mullet

Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Mugilidae
Genus:	Parachelon Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Species:	P. grandisquamis
Binomial name
*Parachelon grandisquamis* (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
Mugil grandisquamis Valenciennes, 1836 Liza grandisquamis (Valenciennes, 1836) Mugil hypselopterus Günther, 1861 Mugil schlegeli Bleeker, 1863 Mugil productus Fischer, 1885

The largescaled mullet is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Mugilidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from Mauritania to the Gulf of Guinea. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Parachelon.^[2]

References

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^ Camara, K.D.; Djiman, R.; Nunoo, F.; et al. (2015). "Liza grandisquamis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T197044A2478310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T197044A2478310.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parachelon grandisquamis". FishBase. June 2018 version.

Mugiliformes species (Mullets)

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Mugiliformes

Mugilidae

Agonostomus	Comoro mullet (A. catalai) Fairy mullet (A. telfairii)
Aldrichetta	Yellow-eye mullet (A. forsteri)
Cestraeus	Cestraeus goldiei Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Lobed river mullet (C. plicatilis)
Chaenomugil	Snouted mullet (C. proboscideus)
Chelon	Golden grey mullet (C. auratus) Cape Verde mullet (C. bispinosus) Diassanga mullet (C. bandialensis) Chelon caeruleus Grooved mullet (C. dumerili) Thicklip grey mullet (C. labrosus) Chelon natalensis Thinlip grey mullet (C. ramada) South African mullet (C. richardsonii) Leaping mullet (C. saliens) Striped mullet (C. tricuspidens)
Crenimugil	Bluetail mullet (C. buchanani) Fringelip mullet (C. crenilabis) Half fringelip mullet (C. heterocheilos) Longfin mullet (C. pedaraki) Bluespot mullet (C. seheli)
Dajaus	Mountain mullet (D. monticola)
Ellochelon	Squaretail mullet (E. vaigiensis)
Gracimugil	Flat-tail mullet (G. argenteus)
Joturus	Bobo mullet (J. pichardi)
Minimugil	Yellowtail mullet (M. cascasia)
Mugil	Banana mullet (M. bananensis) Mugil brevirostris Broussonnet's mullet (M. broussonnetii) Leaping African mullet (M. capurrii) Flathead grey mullet (M. cephalus) White mullet (M. curema) Dwarf mullet (M. curvidens) Redeye mullet (M. gaimardianus) Galapagos mullet (M. galapagensis) Hospe mullet (M. hospes) Parassi mullet (M. incilis) Lebranche mullet (M. liza) Mugil margaritae Mugil rubrioculus Liseta mullet (M. setosus) Thoburn's mullet (M. thoburni) Mugil trichodon
Myxus	Sand grey mullet (M. elongatus)
Neochelon	Sicklefin mullet (N. falcipinnis)
Neomyxus	Acute-jawed mullet (N. leuciscus)
Oedalechilus	Boxlip mullet (O. labeo)
Osteomugil	Longarm mullet (O. cunnesius) Kanda (O. engeli) Osteomugil formosae Longfinned mullet (O. perusii) Robust mullet (O. robustus) Speigler's mullet (O. speigleri)
Parachelon	Largescaled mullet (P. grandisquamis)
Paramugil	Silver mullet (P. georgii) Broad-mouthed mullet (P. parmatus)
Planiliza	Abu mullet (P. abu) Eastern keelback mullet (P. affinis) Diamond mullet (P. alata) Keeled mullet (P. carinata) So-iuy mullet (P. haematocheilus) Klunzinger's mullet (P. klunzingeri) Largescale mullet (P. macrolepis) Saint Lucia mullet (P. melinoptera) Indian mullet (P. mandapamensis) Planiliza ordensis Gold-spot mullet (P. parsia) Persian mullet (P. persicus) Tade gray mullet (P. planiceps) Greenback mullet (P. subviridis) Planiliza tade
Plicomugil	Hornlip mullet (P. labiosus)
Pseudomyxus	Freshwater mullet (P. capensis)
Rhinomugil	Corsula (R. corsula)
Sicamugil	Burmese mullet (S. hamiltonii)
Squalomugil	Shark mullet (S. nasutus)
Trachystoma	Pinkeye mullet (T. petardi)

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