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.