# Sicklefin mullet

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Species of ray-finned fish

Sicklefin mullet Conservation status 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)

The **sicklefin mullet** (***Neochelon falcipinnis***) is a species of [ray-finned fish](/source/Ray-finned_fish), a [grey mullet](/source/Mullet_(fish)) from the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Mugilidae](/source/Mugilidae) which is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean of the coasts of western Africa. It is the only species in the [monospecific](/source/Monotypy) [genus](/source/Genus) *Neochelon*.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-0)** Camara, K.D.; Djiman, R.; Nunoo, F.; et al. (2015). ["*Liza falcipinnis*"](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T197043A2478303.en). *[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/The_IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species)*. **2015**: e.T197043A2478303. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T197043A2478303.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T197043A2478303.en).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-WoRMS_2-0)** Bailly N, ed. (2014). ["*Neochelon* Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012"](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826383). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. [World Register of Marine Species](/source/World_Register_of_Marine_Species). Retrieved 1 November 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FishBase_3-0)** [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["*Neochelon falcipinnis*"](https://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Neochelon&speciesname=falcipinnis). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. June 2018 version.

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 Neochelon falcipinnis Wikidata: Q46348200 BOLD: 779465 CoL: 46CRQ FishBase: 5465 GBIF: 9312384 iNaturalist: 623947 IUCN: 197043 NCBI: 693641 OBIS: 1042873 Open Tree of Life: 400932 WoRMS: 1042873 Mugil falcipinnis Wikidata: Q46348319 CoL: 44J56 GBIF: 2400743 IRMNG: 10449658 WoRMS: 303873

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