Sicklefin mullet

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]

Sicklefin mullet

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
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)

References
  1. Camara, K.D.; Djiman, R.; Nunoo, F.; et al. (2015). "Liza falcipinnis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T197043A2478303. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T197043A2478303.en.
  2. Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Neochelon Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Neochelon falcipinnis" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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