Leaping mullet
Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810)
Also called(cefalo)verzelata (ita) · Bayonetta (fra) · Cefalo verzelata (ita) · Cipal dugaš (hrv) · Cipol dugaš (srp) · Flavetin (fra) · Flavetoun (fra) · Flûte (fra) · Galúa Blanca (spa) · Galúa Negra (spa) · Ilisa (spa) · Ilisa Fusany (spa) · Ilisa de Cap Giquet (spa) · Lisa de la pinta (spa)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
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.
The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status
description
Literature Vuković 1963 a, 1977 a; Kosorić 1978; Bogut et al. 2006; Kottelat & Freyhof 2007; Sofradžija 2009; Tutman et al. 2012 a.
Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution
discussion
Remarks Reported in the literature as occurring in the lower Neretva River, where it enters from coastal areas of the Adriatic Sea (Vuković 1963 a, 1977 a; Bogut et al. 2006; Sofradžija 2009). However, data on its distribution are based on very general information and no actual specimens with detailed description have ever been reported (Kosorić 1978; Kosorić et al. 1983; Mikavica 1998). This has led to doubts about its occurrence in BiH. Reliable data about its occurrence in the Neretva River in Croatia were presented by Glamuzina & Dobroslavić (2020). Therefore, more information confirming its occurrence is necessary, with previous reports unreliable.
Freshwater fishes (Petromyzonti, Elasmobranchii, and Actinopteri) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: an updated inventory on the biodiversity and distribution
biology_ecology
Habitat. Pelagic near shore, sometimes in lagoons and estuaries. Spawns at sea. Biology. Usually in schools. Males spawn for first time at 2, females at 3 years. Females larger than males. Spawns pelagic eggs in May – August, rarely until early October. Juveniles about 20 mm SL move to coastal lagoons and estuaries in summer and autumn. Juveniles feed on zooplankton to about 30 mm SL, then benthic organisms to 50 mm SL; adults feed on algae and plant detritus.
Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Chelon saliens in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 9420882.