Chelon saliens (Risso 1810)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 51

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346332
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scientific name	Chelon saliens (Risso 1810)
status

Treatment

Chelon saliens (Risso 1810) View in CoL —Leaping mullet

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Mugil saliens, Risso View in CoL by Gruvel (1931: 88); subsequently recorded as Mugil saliens Risso 1810 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 16); as Liza saliens (Risso) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Liza saliens (Risso 1810) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 187–188). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM (as Liza saliens View in CoL ).

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Sea of Azov, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Morocco; introduced in Caspian Sea area.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 1 January 2008); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .