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Species in the genus Chelon: [ 41 ] records

alosoides, Liza Fowler [H. W.] 1903:746, Pl. 45 (upper fig.) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 55; ref. 1361] Gabon River, West Africa. Holotype: ANSP 9771. Paratypes: ANSP 9772-77 (6). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:128 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Liza dumerili (Steindachner 1870) -- (Thomson 1986:345 [ref. 6215], Thomson 1997:518 [ref. 23428]). •Synonym of Liza ramada (Risso 1827) -- (Thomson 1990:858 [ref. 19180]). •Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Current status: Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

anpinensis, Mugil Oshima [M.] 1922:245, Pl. 11 (fig. 1) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 13 (nos 3-4) (art. 6); ref. 15322] Anpin near Tainan, Kwaren River at Kada, Kwarenke, Taiwan. Holotype: FMNH 59143 [ex CM 8281]. Paratypes: (4). Type catalog: Henn 1928:89 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:58 [ref. 12367], Ho & Shao 2011:38 [ref. 31432]. •Synonym of Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Thomson 1997:527 [ref. 23428], Ho & Shao 2011:38 [ref. 31432], Kottelat 2013:278 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836). Current status: Synonym of Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

auratus, Mugil Risso [A.] 1810:344 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:42 [ref. 24101], but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Mugil auratus Risso 1810 -- (Berg 1949:998 [ref. 20662]). •Valid as Planiliza aurata (Risso 1810) -- (Çiçek et al. 2015:151 [ref. 35151], Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[22] 260 [ref. 36492]). •Valid as Liza aurata (Risso 1810) -- (Dor 1984:190 [ref. 29757], Trewavas 1973:571 [ref. 7201], Ben-Tuvia in Whitehead et al. 1986:1199 [ref. 13677], Thomson 1986:345 [ref. 6215], Thomson 1990:856 [ref. 19180], Goren & Dor 1994:51 [ref. 25356], Coad 1995:28 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Kottelat 1997:157 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:517 [ref. 23428], Arruda 1997:114 [ref. 24952], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:748 [ref. 24702], Sokolov 1998:114 [ref. 23571], Fricke 1999:42 [ref. 24101], Koutrakis & Economidis 2000:299 [ref. 25056], Azeroual et al. 2000:20 [ref. 25366], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:105 [ref. 26753], Falcón et al. 2003:145 [ref. 39343], Parin 2003:S15 [ref. 28536], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:172 [ref. 28183], Golani 2005:48 [ref. 37112], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:176 [ref. 28369], Fricke et al. 2007:67 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:465 [ref. 29996], Vasil'eva 2007:62 [ref. 30517], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:169 [ref. 31251], Esmaeili et al. 2010:374 [ref. 33391], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:52 [ref. 36649], Trape et al. 2012:127 [ref. 31792], Wirtz et al. 2013:120 [ref. 32972], Parin et al. 2014:189 [ref. 33547], Harrison 2016:2088 [ref. 34599], Durand & Whitfield 2016:110 [ref. 35590], Golani & Fricke 2018:118 [ref. 36273], Ćaleta et al. 2019:185 [ref. 37026], Carneiro et al. 2019:203 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 36864], Reiner 2019:126 [ref. 38139], Bariche & Fricke 2020:50 [ref. 37515], Golani 2021:65 [ref. 38303], Borg et al. 2023:18 [ref. 42080]). •Valid as Chelon auratus (Risso 1810) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:892 [ref. 34062], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Barbieri et al. 2015:86 [ref. 35029], Durand 2016:29 [ref. 35589], Xia et al. 2016:168 [ref. 34127], Esmaeili et al. 2017:86 [ref. 35254] as aurata, Esmaeili et al. 2018:68 [ref. 36089], Martins & Carneiro 2018:100 [ref. 36550], Artüz & Fricke 2019:557 [ref. 36612], Çiçek et al. 2020:257 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:273 [ref. 37983], Kovačić et al. 2020:30 [ref. 37519], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[6] [ref. 37535], Abliazov et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38576], Bañón & Maño 2021:88 [ref. 38887], Kovačić et al. 2021:54 [ref. 39014], Niță et al. 2022:49 [ref. 40471], Thieme et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39600], Çiçek et al. 2023:472 [ref. 40601], Çiçek et al. 2023:445 [ref. 40625], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2023:34 [ref. 40667], Saad et al. 2023:44 [ref. 40501], Shumka et al. 2023:37 [ref. 40747] as Chelonaurata, Çiçek et al. 2024:362 [ref. 40789], Goren 2025:13 [ref. 42464], Knorrn et al. 2025:152 [ref. 42334]). Current status: Valid as Chelon auratus (Risso 1810). Mugilidae. Distribution: Western Baltic Sea; North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; Sea of Azov; eastern Atlantic: Scotland south to Senegal, including Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands; introduced elsewhere. IUCN (2024): Near Threatened. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

bandialensis, Liza Diouf [P. S.] 1991:1, Fig. [Document scientifique du CRODT No. 129; ref. 31793] Region of Foundiougne village, Saloum channel, Sine Saloum estuary, Senegal, 14°7.000'N, 16°28.000'W. Neotype: MNHN 2009-0970. Other material: IRD (1), MNHN (4), MRAC (1). Also appeared in Diouf 1996:123, fig. 4.11 (on p. 125) [ref. 30564]. Original syntypes lost. Neotype selected by Trape et al. 2012:122 [ref. 31792]. •Valid as Liza bandialensis Diouf 1991 -- (Trape et al. 2009:513 [ref. 30563], Trape et al. 2012:122 [ref. 31792], Harrison 2016:2090 [ref. 34599], Durand & Whitfield 2016:103 [ref. 35590]). •Valid as Chelon bandialensis (Diouf 1991) -- (Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Durand 2016:29 [ref. 35589], Thieme et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39600]). Current status: Valid as Chelon bandialensis (Diouf 1991). Mugilidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal, Gambia and Guinea Bissau. Habitat: brackish, marine.

bispinosus, Mugil Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:236, Fig. 38 [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Bona Vista, Cape Verde Islands. No types known. •Valid as Chelon bispinosus (Bowdich 1825) -- (Thomson 1990:855 [ref. 19180], Senou et al. 1996:72 [ref. 23193], Thomson 1997:541 [ref. 23428], Trape et al. 2012:126 [ref. 31792], Wirtz et al. 2013:120 [ref. 32972], Harrison 2016:2085 [ref. 34599], Durand 2016:29 [ref. 35589], Durand & Whitfield 2016:103 [ref. 35590], Parenti 2019:7 [ref. 36934], Thieme et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39600]). Current status: Valid as Chelon bispinosus (Bowdich 1825). Mugilidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands endemic. Habitat: brackish, marine.

breviceps, Mugil Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:106 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN -4677. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:681 [ref. 21541]. •Synonym of Liza aurata (Risso 1810) -- (Thomson 1986:345 [ref. 6215], Thomson 1990:856 [ref. 19180], Kottelat 1997:157 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:517 [ref. 23428]). •Synonym of Chelon auratus (Risso 1810). Current status: Synonym of Chelon auratus (Risso 1810). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

britannicus, Mugil Hancock [J.] 1830:129, 137 [Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, London 1830 (pt. 1) (for Jan.-June 1830); ref. 18243] London market. No types known. •Tentatively a synonym of Liza ramada Rafinesque 1810 -- (Trewavas 1973:570 [ref. 7201], Kottelat 1997:158 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:530 [ref. 23428], Harrison 2003:28 [ref. 27341] but dating to 1826). •Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Current status: Uncertain as Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

buosega, Mugil Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 127 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy. •In the synonymy of Chelon labrosus (Risso 1827) -- (Kottelat 1997:157 [ref. 22952]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Chelon labrosus (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

caeruleum, Chelon Deef [L. E. M.] 2018:109, Figs 2-4 [Croatian Journal of Fisheries v. 76; ref. 36437] Rashid, northern coast of Egypt, 31°32'N, 30°25'E. Holotype: AFDZ 2008-123. Paratypes: AFDZ. Combined with a genus of masculine gender, the specific name would be caeruleus. •Valid as Chelon caeruleus Deef 2018. Current status: Uncertain as Chelon caeruleus Deef 2018. Mugilidae. Distribution: Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Habitat: marine.

canaliculatus, Mugil Smith [J. L. B.] 1935:630, Fig. 15; Pls. 16B, 17D, 18E-F [Annals of the South African Museum v. 30 (pt 5); ref. 15739] Knysna, Cape Province, South Africa. Syntypes: (43) SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 84 [ex AMG] (1), 643 [ex AMG 6489] (14), 17942 [ex AMG] (1); BMNH 1935.3.27.2 [ex AMG] (1); USNM 93647 [es AMG] (2). •Synonym of Liza dumerili (Steindachner 1870) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:716 [ref. 5717], Thomson 1997:519 [ref. 23428], Harrison 2016:2091 [ref. 34599]). •Synonym of Chelon dumerili (Steindachner 1870). Current status: Synonym of Chelon dumerili (Steindachner 1870). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

capito, Mugil Cuvier [G.] 1829:232 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] La Rochelle, France, Bay of Biscay, northeastern Atlantic. Lectotype: MNHN A-3587. Non-types: MNHN A-3581-to 3583 (3, 2, 1), A-3585 to 3586 (1, 1), A-3593 (1), A-3748 (1), A-3750 (1), A-4695 (1), A-4699 (1), A-4701 (1). Type catalog and lectotype designation: Blanc & Hureau 1972:682-684 [ref. 21541] but their paralectotypes are probably not types of Cuvier 1829. Also appeared in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:36, Pl. 308 (part) [ref. 1005]. •Synonym of Mugil ramada Risso 1810 -- (Berg 1949:995 [ref. 20662]). •Synonym of Liza ramada (Risso 1827 not 1810) -- (Trewavas 1973:570 [ref. 7201], Ben-Tuvia in Whitehead et al. 1986:1200 [ref. 13677], Thomson 1986:347 [ref. 6215], Thomson 1990:857 [ref. 19180], Kottelat 1997:158 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:530 [ref. 23428], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:106 [ref. 26753], Harrison 2003:28 [ref. 27341], Parin 2003:S16 [ref. 28536], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:52 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:190 [ref. 33547], Harrison 2016:2097 [ref. 34599]). •Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827) -- (Durand et al. 2012:692 [ref. 32366]). Current status: Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

caustelus, Mugil Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 127 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy. •In the synonymy of Liza ramada (Risso 1827) -- (Kottelat 1997:158 [ref. 22952]). •In the synonymy of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Mugilidae.

ceramensis, Mugil Bleeker [P.] 1853:699 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 5); ref. 16833] Wahai, Ceram, Indonesia. Syntypes: (3) RMNH 640 (?3 of 4). Bleeker specimens: BMNH 1880.4.21.175-176 (2), NMV 46369-70 (2). •Synonym of Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Thomson 1997:527 [ref. 23428], Harrison & Senou 1999:2089 [ref. 24780], Kottelat 2013:277 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836). Current status: Synonym of Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chelo, Mugil Cuvier [G.] 1829:232 [Le Règne Animal (Edition 2) v. 2; ref. 995] Brest, France. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-6400. Paralectotypes: (18) MNHN A-3588 to 3589 (2, 4), A-3596 (4), A-3599 (1), A.3602 to 3603 (2, 1), A-3775 (1), A-4651 (1, dry), A-4693 (1, dry), A-4697 (1, dry). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:686-687 [ref. 21541]. Lectotype selected by Blanc & Hureau 1971:686-687 [ref. 21541]. Also appeared in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:50, Pl. 309 (part) [ref. 1005]. •Synonym of Mugil labrosus Risso 1827 -- (Berg 1949:994 [ref. 20662]). •Synonym of Chelon labrosus (Risso 1827) -- (Trewavas 1973:569 [ref. 7201], Ben-Tuvia in Whitehead et al. 1986:1198 [ref. 13677], Thomson 1986:345 [ref. 6215], Thomson 1990:855 [ref. 19180], Kottelat 1997:157 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:540 [ref. 23428], Harrison 2003:17 [ref. 27341], Parin 2003:S15 [ref. 28536], Golani 2005:48 [ref. 37112], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:51 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:189 [ref. 33547], Harrison 2016:2086 [ref. 34599], Çiçek et al. 2024:363 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Chelon labrosus (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

compressus, Mugil Günther [A.] 1861:451 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1861.11.7.1. Additional material: (2). •Synonym of Liza subviridis (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:679 [ref. 29000]). •Synonym of Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836). •Synonym of Liza grandisquamis (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Thomson 1990:857 [ref. 19180], Thomson 1997:521 [ref. 23428] with question). •Synonym of Liza melanoptera (Valenciennes 1836) -- ( Kottelat 2013:277 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836). Current status: Synonym of Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

corrugatus, Mugil Lowe [R. T.] 1838:184 [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 2 (pt 3, art. 14); ref. 2831] Off Madeira. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Chelon labrosus (Risso 1827) -- (Trewavas 1973:569 [ref. 7201], Kottelat 1997:157 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:540 [ref. 23428], Harrison 2003:17 [ref. 27341]). Current status: Synonym of Chelon labrosus (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

cryptocheilos, Mugil Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:61 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Nile River, Egypt. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-3665. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:688 [ref. 21541]. •Synonym of Liza aurata (Risso 1810) -- (Trewavas 1973:571 [ref. 7201], Thomson 1986:345 [ref. 6215], Thomson 1990:856 [ref. 19180], Kottelat 1997:157 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:517 [ref. 23428]). •Synonym of Chelon auratus (Risso 1810). Current status: Synonym of Chelon auratus (Risso 1810). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

dubahra, Mugil Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:60 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Nile River. Syntypes: MNHN A-3730 (1, poor condition), A-3731 (2), A-3732 (2). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:691 [ref. 21541]. •Synonym of Liza ramada (Risso 1827) -- (Trewavas 1973:570 [ref. 7201], Thomson 1986:347 [ref. 6215], Kottelat 1997:158 [ref. 22952], Harrison 2003:28 [ref. 27341] dating to 1826). •Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Current status: Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

dumerili, Mugil Steindachner [F.] 1870:959 [15] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 60 (1. Abth.); ref. 18767] St. Louis, Senegal, western Africa. Holotype: NMW 60979. Paratypes: (several) NMW. On p. 15 of separate. •Valid as Liza dumerili (Steindachner 1870) -- (Thomson 1986:345 [ref. 6215], Smith & Smith 1986:716 [ref. 5717] as dumerilii, Thomson 1990:856 [ref. 19180], Albaret in Lévêque et al. 1992:787 [ref. 21590], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:166 [ref. 25472], Thomson 1997:519 [ref. 23428], Afonso et al. 1999:83 [ref. 25466], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:366 [ref. 28072], Harrison 2007:469 [ref. 30081], Harrison 2016:2091 [ref. 34599], Reiner 2019:126 [ref. 38139]). •Valid as Chelon dumerili (Steindachner 1870) -- (Senou et al. 1996:75 [ref. 23193], Wirtz et al. 2007:27 [ref. 30263], Trape et al. 2012:127 [ref. 31792], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Durand 2016:29 [ref. 35589], Durand & Whitfield 2016:107 [ref. 35590] with date 1869, Skelton 2019:228 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:271 [ref. 39448], Ghasamzadeh 2022:313 [ref. 39713], Thieme et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39600], Knorrn et al. 2025:152 [ref. 42334], Oladipo et al. 2025:42 [ref. 42344]). Current status: Valid as Chelon dumerili (Steindachner 1870). Mugilidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), including São Tomé and Principe; southwestern Indian Ocean: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) north to Mozambique. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

furcata, Liza saliens forma Popov [A. M.] 1930:72, 123 [Trudy Sevastopolskoy Biologicheskoy Stantsii Akademii Nauk SSSR v. 2; ref. 6576] Black Sea. No types known. As a forma (f) on p. 72. •Synonym of Liza saliens (Risso 1810) -- (Trewavas 1973:573 [ref. 7201], Kottelat 1997:158 [ref. 22952], Harrison 2003:36 [ref. 27341]). •Synonym of Chelon saliens (Risso 1810). Current status: Synonym of Chelon saliens (Risso 1810). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

hoefleri, Mugil Steindachner [F.] 1882:42 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 19 (no. 5) (for 9 Feb. 1882); ref. 20486] Gorée, Senegal. Syntypes: NMW 17750 (1), NMW 67650 (1). Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1882:11 [p. 11 in separate], Pl. 4 (figs. 1-1a) [ref. 18784]. •Synonym of Liza dumerili (Steindachner 1870) -- (Thomson 1986:345 [ref. 6215], Thomson 1990:856 [ref. 19180], Albaret in Lévêque et al. 1992:787 [ref. 21590], Thomson 1997:518 [ref. 23428], Harrison 2016:2091 [ref. 34599]). •Synonym of Chelon dumerili (Steindachner 1870). Current status: Synonym of Chelon dumerili (Steindachner 1870). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

labrosus, Mugil Risso [A.] 1827:389 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:42 [ref. 24101], but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Mugil labrosus Risso 1827 -- (Berg 1949:994 [ref. 20662]). •Valid as Chelon labrosus (Risso 1827) -- (Trewavas 1973:569 [ref. 7201], Ben-Tuvia in Whitehead et al. 1986:1198 [ref. 13677], Thomson 1986:344 [ref. 6215], Thomson 1990:855 [ref. 19180], Senou et al. 1996:72 [ref. 23193], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Kottelat 1997:157 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:539 [ref. 23428], Santos et al. 1997:65 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:113 [ref. 24952], Afonso et al. 1999:83 [ref. 25466] with question, Fricke 1999:42 [ref. 24101], Koutrakis & Economidis 2000:299 [ref. 25056], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:104 [ref. 26753], Falcón et al. 2003:145 [ref. 39343], Harrison 2003:17 [ref. 27341], Parin 2003:S15 [ref. 28536], Golani 2005:48 [ref. 37112], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:176 [ref. 28369], Fricke 2007:29 [ref. 30577], Fricke et al. 2007:66 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:465 [ref. 29996], Vasil'eva 2007:61 [ref. 30517], Wirtz et al. 2007:27 [ref. 30263], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:51 [ref. 36649], Trape et al. 2012:126 [ref. 31792], Durand et al. 2012:691 [ref. 32366], Khalaf 2013:4 [ref. 37897], Wirtz et al. 2013:120 [ref. 32972], Parin et al. 2014:189 [ref. 33547], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Barbieri et al. 2015:87 [ref. 35029], Çiçek et al. 2015:151 [ref. 35151], Harrison 2016:2086 [ref. 34599], Durand 2016:29 [ref. 35589], Durand & Whitfield 2016:110 [ref. 35590], Martins & Carneiro 2018:99 [ref. 36550], Artüz & Fricke 2019:557 [ref. 36612], Ćaleta et al. 2019:184 [ref. 37026], Carneiro et al. 2019:202 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 36864], Bariche & Fricke 2020:50 [ref. 37515], Çiçek et al. 2020:256 [ref. 37644], Kovačić et al. 2020:30 [ref. 37519], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[6] [ref. 37535], Abliazov et al. 2021:9 [ref. 38576], Bañón & Maño 2021:88 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:64 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:54 [ref. 39014], Gus'kov et al. 2022:71 [ref. 39564], Thieme et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39600], Borg et al. 2023:18 [ref. 42080], Çiçek et al. 2023:472 [ref. 40601], Saad et al. 2023:44 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:363 [ref. 40789], Goren 2025:13 [ref. 42464]). Current status: Valid as Chelon labrosus (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Distribution: Baltic Sea; North Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: Norway and Iceland south to Senegal, including Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands. IUCN (2024): Near Threatened. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

lotreganus, Mugil Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 127 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy. •In the synonymy of Liza aurata (Risso 1810) -- (Kottelat 1997:157 [ref. 22952]). •In the synonymy of Chelon auratus (Risso 1810). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Chelon auratus (Risso 1810). Mugilidae.

luciae, Ellochelon Penrith [M.-L.] & Penrith [M. J.] 1967:69, Fig. 1 [Durban Museum Novitates v. 8 (pt 8); ref. 7984] St. Lucia estuary, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAM 24697. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 999 (3), SAM 24307 (6). •Valid as Liza luciae (Penrith & Penrith 1967) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:716 [ref. 5717], Thomson 1997:524 [ref. 23428], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:367 [ref. 28072]). •Valid as Planiliza luciae (Penrith & Penrith 1967). •Synonym of Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Senou 1997:51 [ref. 22776], Ghasamzadeh 2022:314 [ref. 39713]). Current status: Synonym of Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.

maderensis, Mugil Lowe [R. T.] 1839:82 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Lanzarote, Canary Islands, eastern Atlantic. Holotype (unique): ?BMNH 1860.5.3.22. •Synonym of Liza aurata (Risso 1810) -- (Trewavas 1973:571 [ref. 7201], Thomson 1986:345 [ref. 6215], Kottelat 1997:157 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:517 [ref. 23428] as madeirensis). •Synonym of Chelon auratus (Risso 1810). Current status: Synonym of Chelon auratus (Risso 1810). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

maroccensis, Myxus Mohr [E.] 1927:191, Fig. 13 [Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 54; ref. 15800] Morocco. Holotype (unique): ZMH H75 [ex ZMH 3861]. Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:162 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:405 [ref. 21161]. •Synonym of Liza ramada (Risso 1827 not 1810) -- (Trewavas 1973:570 [ref. 7201], Thomson 1990:858 [ref. 19180], Kottelat 1997:158 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:531 [ref. 23428], Harrison 2003:28 [ref. 27341] dating to 1826). •Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Current status: Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

melinopterus, Mugil Valenciennes [A.] (ex Quoy & Gaimard) in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:146, Pl. 314 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Vanikoro Island, Santa Cruz Islands, southwestern Pacific. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-3669 (poor condition). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:696 [ref. 21541]. Based on manuscript description and illustration by Quoy & Gaimard, and an additional (poor) specimen. •Valid as Ellochelon melinoptera (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Myers 1999:70 [ref. 23965]). •Synonym of Liza macrolepis (Smith 1846) -- (Harrison & Senou 1999:2088 [ref. 24780], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S112 [ref. 27377]). •Valid as Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:717 [ref. 5717], Allen & Coates 1990:91 [ref. 25561], Allen 1991:146 [ref. 21090], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:892 [ref. 20764], Liang in Pan et al. 1991:353 [ref. 23876], Allen et al. 1992:302 [ref. 21400], Kottelat et al. 1993:125 [ref. 23448], Krishnan & Mishra 1993:230 [ref. 24016], Zhu 1995:167 [ref. 25213], Senou 1997:51 [ref. 22776], Thomson 1997:527 [ref. 23428], Larson & Williams 1997:364 [ref. 23967], Fricke 1999:359 [ref. 24106], Harrison & Senou 1999:2089 [ref. 24780], Randall & Earle 2000:14 [ref. 25806], Sakai et al. 2001:103 [ref. 25693], Randall et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27624], Hoese & Bray 2006:679 [ref. 29000], Ho & Shao 2011:38 [ref. 31432], Larson et al. 2013:56 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:277 [ref. 32989], Shen & Durand 2016:77 [ref. 35591]). •Synonym of Liza luciae (Penrith & Penrith 1967) -- (Durand & Whitfield 2016:110 [ref. 35590] with authors as Penrith & Penrith 1967). •Valid as Planiliza melinoptera (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33988] as melinopterus, Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Durand 2016:34 [ref. 35589], Zajonz et al. 2019:65 [ref. 36871], Yoshigou 2022:17 [ref. 39640] as cf. melinoptera, Jamandre 2023:171 [ref. 40455], Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2025:378 [ref. 42311]). •Valid as Planiliza melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Hasan et al. 2020:143 [ref. 37945], Zajonz et al. 2022:56 [ref. 40522]). •Valid as Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Nakabo 2000:540 [ref. 25086], Senou in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2002:540 [ref. 26001], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:22 [ref. 27510], Randall 2005:75 [ref. 28239], Fricke et al. 2009:29 [ref. 30213], Fricke et al. 2011:369 [ref. 31242], Fricke et al. 2014:36 [ref. 33932], Psomadakis et al. 2015:294 [ref. 34104], Trnski 2015:943 [ref. 34273], Koeda et al. 2016:12 [ref. 35333], Motomura et al. 2017:61 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:93 [ref. 35805], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:222 [ref. 36460], Suresh et al. 2018:143 [ref. 36495], Arndt & Fricke 2019:21 [ref. 36883], Senou in Koeda & Ho 2019:425 [ref. 42208], Psomadakis et al. 2020:516 [ref. 37272], Ghasamzadeh 2022:314 [ref. 39713], Fricke et al. 2024:78 [ref. 41255]). Current status: Valid as Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Philipines and Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia, New Caledonia and Tonga. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

multilineatus, Mugil Smith [A.] 1846:no pagination, Pl. 30 (fig. 2-2a) [Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa v. 4; ref. 4035] East and west coasts, rivers and lakes, of Cape Colony, South Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1848.2.1.3 (1, dry, not seen). •Synonym of Liza richardsonii (Smith 1846) -- (Thomson 1986:347 [ref. 6215] as richardsoni, Thomson 1997:532 [ref. 23428] as richardsoni). •Synonym of Chelon richardsonii (Smith 1846). Current status: Synonym of Chelon richardsonii (Smith 1846). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

natalensis, Mugil Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:50 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. No types known. •Same as Liza dumerili (Steindachner 1870) or Trachystoma euronotus (Smith 1846) -- (Thomson 1997:545 [ref. 23428]). •Valid as Liza natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Durand & Whitfield 2016:107 [ref. 35590] as "Chelon sp. B"). Current status: Valid as Chelon natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Mugilidae. Distribution: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to Mozambique. Habitat: marine.

nigrostrigatus, Mugil Günther [A.] 1861:457, Fig. [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Borneo [in error] and St. Vincente, Cape Verde Islands. Syntypes: BMNH 1844.10.17.61 (1) ?Borneo, 1961.6.27.4 (1) St. Vincente. Originally as nigro-strigatus. Localities as labelled (a) Borneo: very doubtful and (b) St. Vincents which Günther interpreted as St. Vincents of Windward Is., but is almost certainly St. Vicente, Cape Verde Is. •Synonym of Chelon bispinosus (Bowdich 1825) -- (Thomson 1990:855 [ref. 19180], Thomson 1997:541 [ref. 23428], Harrison 2016:2085 [ref. 34599]). Current status: Synonym of Chelon bispinosus (Bowdich 1825). Mugilidae. Habitat: marine.

octoradiatus, Mugil Günther [A.] 1861:347 [3], Fig. [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 7 (no. 41) (art. 38); ref. 23431] English coast. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1977.7.26.1 (Gerrard specimen). On p. 3 of separate. Originally as octo-radiatus, and as Mugil 8-radiatus in figure caption. Appeared as above first, then in Günther Dec. 1861:437, fig. [ref. 1964] with second specimen added. •Synonym of Mugil ramada Risso 1810 -- (Berg 1949:995 [ref. 20662]). •Synonym of Liza aurata (Risso 1827) -- (Trewavas 1973:571 [ref. 7201], Kottelat 1997:157 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:517 [ref. 23428]). •Synonym of Liza ramada (Risso 1827) -- (Thomson 1997:530 [ref. 23428]). •Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Current status: Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

parsia, Mugil Hamilton [F.] 1822:215, 380, Pl. 17 (fig. 71) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Fresh water rivers of Bengal. No types known. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 122 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Mugil parsia Hamilton 1822 -- (Ataur Rahman 1989:277 [ref. 24860]). •Valid as Liza parsia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:893 [ref. 20764], Indra 1993:189 [ref. 24009], Indra 1994:424 [ref. 24015], Thomson 1997:529 [ref. 23428], Mishra et al. 1999:87 [ref. 25315], Bijukumar & Sushama 2000:187 [ref. 25703], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S112 [ref. 27377], Khan 2003:10 [ref. 27710], 1997:534 [ref. 23428], Harrison & Senou 1999:2093 [ref. 24780], Ataur Rahman 2003:302 [ref. 31338], Kottelat 2013:277 [ref. 32989], Shen & Durand 2016:78 [ref. 35591], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 10 [ref. 38321], Hasan et al. 2020:141 [ref. 37945]). •Valid as Chelon parsia (Hamilton 1822) -- (Shibukawa 2009:42 [ref. 30449], Psomadakis et al. 2015:294 [ref. 34104], Suresh et al. 2018:144 [ref. 36495], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 10 [ref. 38321], Psomadakis et al. 2020:517 [ref. 37272]). Current status: Valid as Chelon parsia (Hamilton 1822). Mugilidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean: Pakistan and India to Myanmar and Andaman Sea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

persicus, Chelon Senou [H.], Randall [J. E.] & Okiyama [M.] in Randall 1995:235, Fig. 611 [Coastal fishes of Oman; ref. 22896] Doha fish market, Qatar, Persian Gulf. Holotype: KPM-NI0000380. Paratypes: BPBM 21266 (2), 29551 (1); ZUMT 59484-85 (1, 1), 59505 (1). Appeared first as above, then in Senou, Randall & Okiyama 1996:72, Fig. 104 [ref. 23193]. •Valid as Liza persicus (Senou, Randall & Okiyama 1995) -- (Carpenter et al. 1997:203 [ref. 23922]). •Valid as Planiliza persica (Senou, Randall & Okiyama 1995) -- (Eagderi et al. 2019:86 [ref. 37020]). •Valid as Chelon persicus Senou, Randall & Okiyama 1995 -- (Thieme et al. 2022:9 [ref. 39600]). Current status: Valid as Chelon persicus Senou, Randall & Okiyama 1995. Mugilidae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf; Mozambique to east coast of South Africa. Habitat: marine.

petherici, Mugil Günther [A.] 1861:441 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Nile River at Cairo, Egypt. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1861.9.9.5. •Synonym of Liza ramada (Risso 1827) -- (Trewavas 1973:570 [ref. 7201], Thomson 1986:347 [ref. 6215], Thomson 1997:530 [ref. 23428], Harrison 2003:28 [ref. 27341] dating to 1826). •Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Current status: Synonym of Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Mugilidae.

pulchellus, Mugil Troschel [F. H.] 1866:222, Pl. 5 (figs. 10-11) [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 32 (pt. 1); ref. 4465] Cape Verde Islands. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Possible synonym of Chelon bispinosus (Bowdich 1825) -- (Thomson 1990:855 [ref. 19180], Thomson 1997:541 [ref. 23428]). Current status: Uncertain as Chelon bispinosus (Bowdich 1825). Mugilidae. Habitat: marine.

ramada, Mugil Risso [A.] 1827:390 [Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale v. 3; ref. 3757] Nice, France, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Appeared first in Risso 1810:344 [ref. 3755] but as a vernacular name ramado -- see Kottelat 2008:243 [ref. 30065]. Neotype designated by Fricke 1999:43 [ref. 24101] for ramado 1810, but withdrawn in Fricke 2000:639 [ref. 24537]. •Valid as Liza ramado (Risso 1810) -- (Fricke 1999:42 [ref. 24101], Fricke et al. 2007:67 [ref. 29533]). •Valid as Mugil ramada Risso 1827 -- (Berg 1949:995 [ref. 20662]). •Valid as Liza ramada (Risso 1827) -- (Trewavas 1973:570 [ref. 7201], Ben-Tuvia in Whitehead et al. 1986:1200 [ref. 13677], Thomson 1986:347 [ref. 6215], Thomson 1990:857 [ref. 19180], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Kottelat 1997:158 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:529 [ref. 23428], Arruda 1997:114 [ref. 24952], Koutrakis & Economidis 2000:299 [ref. 25056], Azeroual et al. 2000:20 [ref. 25366], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:106 [ref. 26753], Harrison 2003:28 [ref. 27341] dating to 1826, Parin 2003:S16 [ref. 28536], Golani 2005:48 [ref. 37112] dated 1826, Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:176 [ref. 28369] dating to 1826, Fricke 2007:29 [ref. 30577], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:467 [ref. 29996], Vasil'eva 2007:63 [ref. 30517], Kottelat 2008:245 [ref. 30065], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:52 [ref. 36649], Trape et al. 2012:127 [ref. 31792], Parin et al. 2014:190 [ref. 33547], Çiçek et al. 2015:151 [ref. 35151], Harrison 2016:2097 [ref. 34599], Neumann et al. 2016:307 [ref. 35036], Ćaleta et al. 2019:185 [ref. 37026], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 36864], Gus'kov et al. 2022:71 [ref. 39564], Borg et al. 2023:18 [ref. 42080]). •Valid as Chelon ramada (Risso 1827) -- (Durand et al. 2012:692 [ref. 32366], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Barbieri et al. 2015:87 [ref. 35029], Durand 2016:29 [ref. 35589], Martins & Carneiro 2018:101 [ref. 36550], Artüz & Fricke 2019:557 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:202 [ref. 37250], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:253 [ref. 37108], Bariche & Fricke 2020:50 [ref. 37515], Çiçek et al. 2020:256 [ref. 37644], Freyhof et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37614], Iglésias et al. 2020:296 [ref. 37987], Kovačić et al. 2020:30 [ref. 37519], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[6] [ref. 37535], Bañón & Maño 2021:88 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:65 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:54 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:271 [ref. 39448] with question, Niță et al. 2022:53 [ref. 40471], Thieme et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39600], Çiçek et al. 2023:472 [ref. 40601], Çiçek et al. 2023:446 [ref. 40625], Saad et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40501], Shumka et al. 2023:37 [ref. 40747] as Chelonramada, Çiçek et al. 2024:364 [ref. 40789], Goren 2025:13 [ref. 42464], Knorrn et al. 2025:152 [ref. 42334]). Current status: Valid as Chelon ramada (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Distribution: Western Baltic Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; eastern Atlantic: southern Norway south to Senegal, including Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands. Introduced in Red Sea. IUCN (2024): Near Threatened. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

richardsonii, Mugil Smith [A.] 1846:no pagination, Pl. 29 (fig. 1) [Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa v. 4; ref. 4035] Cape Seas, South Africa. Syntypes: ?BMNH 1844.2.15.53-54 (2), ?1848.2.1.5 (1, dry, not seen), ?1848.3.31.5 (stuffed, in bottle). •Valid as Liza richardsonii (Smith 1846) (often seen as richardsoni) -- (Thomson 1986:347 [ref. 6215], Smith & Smith 1986:717 [ref. 5717], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:166 [ref. 25472], Thomson 1997:532 [ref. 23428], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:366 [ref. 28072], Trape et al. 2012:127 [ref. 31792], Harrison 2016:2097 [ref. 34599], Durand & Whitfield 2016:106 [ref. 35590] with author as Smith 1846, Reiner 2019:128 [ref. 38139] as richardsoni). •Valid as Chelon richardsonii (Smith 1846) -- (Senou et al. 1996:75 [ref. 23193], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Durand 2016:29 [ref. 35589], Ghasamzadeh 2022:315 [ref. 39713], Thieme et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39600]). Current status: Valid as Chelon richardsonii (Smith 1846). Mugilidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic: Angola south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), including São Tomé and Principe; southwestern Indian Ocean: Cape of Good Hope north to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

saliens, Mugil Risso [A.] 1810:345 [Ichthyologie de Nice; ref. 3755] Nice, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Valid as Mugil saliens Risso 1810 -- (Berg 1949:999 [ref. 20662]). •Valid as Liza saliens (Risso 1810) -- (Trewavas 1973:572 [ref. 7201], Ben-Tuvia in Whitehead et al. 1986:1201 [ref. 13677], Thomson 1986:348 [ref. 6215], Coad 1995:28 [ref. 23608], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Kottelat 1997:158 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:533 [ref. 23428], Arruda 1997:114 [ref. 24952], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:748 [ref. 24702], Sokolov 1998:114 [ref. 23571], Koutrakis & Economidis 2000:299 [ref. 25056], Azeroual et al. 2000:20 [ref. 25366], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:107 [ref. 26753], Falcón et al. 2003:145 [ref. 39343], Harrison 2003:36 [ref. 27341], Parin 2003:S16 [ref. 28536], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:173 [ref. 28183], Golani 2005:48 [ref. 37112], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:176 [ref. 28369], Fricke et al. 2007:67 [ref. 29533], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:467 [ref. 29996], Vasil'eva 2007:63 [ref. 30517], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:169 [ref. 31251], Esmaeili et al. 2010:374 [ref. 33391], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:52 [ref. 36649], Trape et al. 2012:127 [ref. 31792], Parin et al. 2014:191 [ref. 33547], Harrison 2016:2100 [ref. 34599], Ćaleta et al. 2019:185 [ref. 37026], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 36864], Borg et al. 2023:18 [ref. 42080]). •Valid as Chelon saliens (Risso 1810) -- (Senou et al. 1996:75 [ref. 23193], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:892 [ref. 34062], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Barbieri et al. 2015:87 [ref. 35029], Çiçek et al. 2015:151 [ref. 35151], Durand 2016:29 [ref. 35589], Esmaeili et al. 2017:86 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:68 [ref. 36089], Artüz & Fricke 2019:557 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:203 [ref. 37250], Bariche & Fricke 2020:51 [ref. 37515], Çiçek et al. 2020:256 [ref. 37644], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:273 [ref. 37983], Kovačić et al. 2020:30 [ref. 37519], Kaya et al. 2020:328 [ref. 37582], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[6] [ref. 37535], Abliazov et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38576], Bañón & Maño 2021:88 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:65 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:54 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:271 [ref. 39448] with question, Niță et al. 2022:52 [ref. 40471], Thieme et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39600], Çiçek et al. 2023:473 [ref. 40601], Çiçek et al. 2023:446 [ref. 40625], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2023:34 [ref. 40667], Saad et al. 2023:45 [ref. 40501], Shumka et al. 2023:37 [ref. 40747] as Chelonsaliens, Çiçek et al. 2024:364 [ref. 40789], Goren 2025:13 [ref. 42464]). Current status: Valid as Chelon saliens (Risso 1810). Mugilidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; Black Sea; Sea of Azov; eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay (Spain) south to Western Sahara, including Madeira; introduced in Caspian Sea area (Iran, Russia). IUCN (2024): Near Threatened. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

septentrionalis, Mugil Günther [A.] 1861:349 [5], Fig. [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 7 (no. 41) (art. 38); ref. 23431] British and Scandinavian coasts. Syntypes: (at least 8, plus parts) BMNH 1848.1.12.79 (1, stuffed), 1856.12.10.21 (1, left half skin), 1861.3.9.1 (4) London market; ZMB 8331 [ex BMNH] (1) England. On p. 5 of separate. Appeared first as above, then in Günther Dec. 1861:455, fig. [ref. 1964]. Based on specimens and on literature sources. •Synonym of Chelon labrosus (Risso 1827) -- (Trewavas 1973:569 [ref. 7201], Kottelat 1997:157 [ref. 22952], Thomson 1997:540 [ref. 23428], Harrison 2003:17 [ref. 27341], Fricke et al. 2007:66 [ref. 29533], Harrison 2016:2086 [ref. 34599]). Current status: Synonym of Chelon labrosus (Risso 1827). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

tricuspidens, Mugil Smith [J. L. B.] 1935:618, Fig. 10; Pls. 17-18 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 30 (pt 5); ref. 15739] Knysna, Cape Province, South Africa. Syntypes and additional material (16): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 89 (1), USNM 93651 (1). •Valid as Liza tricuspidens (Smith 1935) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:717 [ref. 5717], Thomson 1997:537 [ref. 23428], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:366 [ref. 28072], Trape et al. 2012:127 [ref. 31792], Harrison 2016:2102 [ref. 34599], Durand & Whitfield 2016:106 [ref. 35590] with author as Smith 1935). •Valid as Chelon tricuspidens (Smith 1935) -- (Senou et al. 1996:75 [ref. 23193], Durand et al. 2012:692 [ref. 32366], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Durand 2016:29 [ref. 35589], Ghasamzadeh 2022:317 [ref. 39713], Thieme et al. 2022:6 [ref. 39600]). Current status: Valid as Chelon tricuspidens (Smith 1935). Mugilidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Angola south to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), then north to southern Mozambique. Habitat: brackish, marine.

verselata, Mugil Nardo [G. D.] (ex Chiereghini) 1847:col. 127 [Sinonimia moderna delle specie registrate nell' opera intitolata: ...; ref. 17994] Not available, Chiereghini name mentioned in synonymy. •In the synonymy of Liza saliens (Risso 1810) -- (Kottelat 1997:158 [ref. 22952]). •In the synonymy of Chelon saliens (Risso 1810). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Chelon saliens (Risso 1810). Mugilidae.