# Leaping mullet

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Species of fish

Leaping mullet Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Mugiliformes Family: Mugilidae Genus: Chelon Species: C. saliens Binomial name Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810)[2] Synonyms[3] Liza saliens (Risso, 1810) Liza saliens furcata Popov, 1930 Mugil saliens Risso, 1810 Mugil verselata Nardo, 1847

The **leaping mullet** (*Chelon saliens*) is a [species](/source/Species) of [fish](/source/Fish) in the family [Mugilidae](/source/Mugilidae). It is found in coastal waters and [estuaries](/source/Estuaries) in the northeast Atlantic, ranging from [Morocco](/source/Morocco) to France, and including the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean) and [Black Sea](/source/Black_Sea). It has been introduced to the [Caspian Sea](/source/Caspian_Sea).[1]

## Description

The leaping mullet is greyish brown above and silvery beneath, with golden reflections on the flank. The fins are orangish-brown.[4]

## Distribution

Leaping mullet

The leaping mullet is found in shallow coastal areas of the northeastern [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean), as far north as the [Bay of Biscay](/source/Bay_of_Biscay), and the [Mediterranean Sea](/source/Mediterranean_Sea). It also occurs in the [Black Sea](/source/Black_Sea) and [Sea of Azov](/source/Sea_of_Azov), and it was [introduced](/source/Introduced_species) into the [Caspian Sea](/source/Caspian_Sea) in the 1930s and has become established in both.[4]

## Biology

The leaping mullet breeds in the summer. Between five hundred and two thousand eggs are produced and fertilisation is external. The eggs are [pelagic](/source/Pelagic_zone) and include a large oil drop. The newly hatched fry feed get their nourishment from the [yolk sac](/source/Yolk_sac) and grow rapidly. Juveniles feed on [zooplankton](/source/Zooplankton) at first and then [benthic](/source/Benthic) organisms. Males are mature at three years while females are mature in four. The adults are [detrivores](/source/Detrivores) which, in addition to feeding on sand, also eat algae and vegetable matter.[2][4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-1) Ford, M. (2024). ["*Chelon saliens*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135681/137347404). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2024** e.T135681A137347404. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T135681A137347404.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T135681A137347404.en). Retrieved 5 March 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-EoL_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-EoL_2-1) ["*Chelon saliens*"](http://www.eol.org/pages/206065). *The [Encyclopedia of Life](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Life)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bailly, Nicolas (2017). ["*Chelon saliens* (Risso, 1810)"](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126981). *WoRMS*. [World Register of Marine Species](/source/World_Register_of_Marine_Species). Retrieved 26 April 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Casp_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Casp_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Casp_4-2) [Caspian Environment Programme](https://archive.today/20130703212649/http://www.caspianenvironment.org/biodb/eng/fishes/Liza%20saliens/main.htm)

v t e Mugiliformes species (Mullets) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Mugiliformes Mugilidae Agonostomus Comoro mullet (A. catalai) Fairy mullet (A. telfairii) Aldrichetta Yellow-eye mullet (A. forsteri) Cestraeus Cestraeus goldiei Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Lobed river mullet (C. plicatilis) Chaenomugil Snouted mullet (C. proboscideus) Chelon Golden grey mullet (C. auratus) Cape Verde mullet (C. bispinosus) Diassanga mullet (C. bandialensis) Chelon caeruleus Grooved mullet (C. dumerili) Thicklip grey mullet (C. labrosus) Chelon natalensis Thinlip grey mullet (C. ramada) South African mullet (C. richardsonii) Leaping mullet (C. saliens) Striped mullet (C. tricuspidens) Crenimugil Bluetail mullet (C. buchanani) Fringelip mullet (C. crenilabis) Half fringelip mullet (C. heterocheilos) Longfin mullet (C. pedaraki) Bluespot mullet (C. seheli) Dajaus Mountain mullet (D. monticola) Ellochelon Squaretail mullet (E. vaigiensis) Gracimugil Flat-tail mullet (G. argenteus) Joturus Bobo mullet (J. pichardi) Minimugil Yellowtail mullet (M. cascasia) Mugil Banana mullet (M. bananensis) Mugil brevirostris Broussonnet's mullet (M. broussonnetii) Leaping African mullet (M. capurrii) Flathead grey mullet (M. cephalus) White mullet (M. curema) Dwarf mullet (M. curvidens) Redeye mullet (M. gaimardianus) Galapagos mullet (M. galapagensis) Hospe mullet (M. hospes) Parassi mullet (M. incilis) Lebranche mullet (M. liza) Mugil margaritae Mugil rubrioculus Liseta mullet (M. setosus) Thoburn's mullet (M. thoburni) Mugil trichodon Myxus Sand grey mullet (M. elongatus) Neochelon Sicklefin mullet (N. falcipinnis) Neomyxus Acute-jawed mullet (N. leuciscus) Oedalechilus Boxlip mullet (O. labeo) Osteomugil Longarm mullet (O. cunnesius) Kanda (O. engeli) Osteomugil formosae Longfinned mullet (O. perusii) Robust mullet (O. robustus) Speigler's mullet (O. speigleri) Parachelon Largescaled mullet (P. grandisquamis) Paramugil Silver mullet (P. georgii) Broad-mouthed mullet (P. parmatus) Planiliza Abu mullet (P. abu) Diamond mullet (P. alata) Keeled mullet (P. carinata) So-iuy mullet (P. haematocheilus) Klunzinger's mullet (P. klunzingeri) Eastern keelback mullet (P. lauvergnii) Largescale mullet (P. macrolepis) Saint Lucia mullet (P. melinoptera) Indian mullet (P. mandapamensis) Planiliza ordensis Gold-spot mullet (P. parsia) Persian mullet (P. persicus) Tade gray mullet (P. planiceps) Greenback mullet (P. subviridis) Planiliza tade Plicomugil Hornlip mullet (P. labiosus) Pseudomyxus Freshwater mullet (P. capensis) Rhinomugil Corsula (R. corsula) Sicamugil Burmese mullet (S. hamiltonii) Squalomugil Shark mullet (S. nasutus) Trachystoma Pinkeye mullet (T. petardi)

Taxon identifiers Chelon saliens Wikidata: Q46638580 BOLD: 598352 CoL: TVC8 FishBase: 1736 GBIF: 9420882 iNaturalist: 623938 IUCN: 135681 NCBI: 48192 OBIS: 1042832 Open Tree of Life: 418656 WoRMS: 1042832 Liza saliens Wikidata: Q613134 Wikispecies: Liza saliens BioLib: 126953 CoL: 3VQH2 EoL: 206065 Fauna Europaea: 304792 Fauna Europaea (new): 4ef0463c-abbc-4af7-bbe8-7db6b4706b43 GBIF: 2400714 iNaturalist: 104761 IRMNG: 10149117 ITIS: 170379 Plazi: D5E1C6BB-3CDC-59D1-14D0-D10A8C3F8E7D WoRMS: 126981 Mugil saliens Wikidata: Q96243226 CoL: 44J8S EUNIS: 10085 IRMNG: 10571194 ITIS: 170350 WoRMS: 303944

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