Chelon parsia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Chelon |
| Species: | C. parsia
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelon parsia (Hamilton, 1822)
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Chelon parsia, the goldspot mullet, is a ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae. It is one of seven species in the genus Chelon. This species is found in the Indian Ocean, specifically in shallow coastal waters of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands. It is also lives in lagoons, estuaries and even tidal rivers.[1]
Description[]
This species reaches a maximum length of 16 cm.[1]
It is oviparous like other members of its genus.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Chelon parsia" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ "Liza parsia Goldspot-mullet". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
Further reading[]
- Thomson, J.M., 1990. Mugilidae. p. 855-859. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7399).
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