Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus) is a species of euryhaline ray-finned fish belonging to the family Mugilidae, the mullets or grey mullets. This species is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea Basin. The golden grey mullet is a target for both commercial and recreational fisheries.
Wikipedia contributors, Golden grey mullet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:18:12.528309+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chelon auratus (Risso, 1810)
- Name authority
- (Risso, 1810)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Mugiliformes
- Family
- Mugilidae
- Genus
- Chelon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderMugiliformes
- familyMugilidae Jarocki, 1822
- genusChelon Artedi, 1793
- speciesChelon auratus (Risso, 1810)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chelon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chelon bandialensis (Diouf, 1991) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chelon bispinosus (Bowdich, 1825) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chelon dumerili (Steindachner, 1870) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chelon richardsonii (Smith, 1846) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chelon saliens (Risso, 1810) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chelon tricuspidens (Smith, 1935) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mugil breviceps Valenciennes, 1836 Valenciennes, 1836 | ambiguous synonym |
| Mugil cryptochilus Valenciennes, 1836 Valenciennes, 1836 | synonym |
| Mugil lotreganus Nardo, 1847 Nardo, 1847 | synonym |
| Mugil maderensis Lowe, 1839 Lowe, 1839 | synonym |
| Liza aurata (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Liza auratus (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Planiliza aurata (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Chelon aurata (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Mugil cryptocheilos Valenciennes, 1836 Valenciennes, 1836 | synonym |
| Mugil octoradiatus Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861 | synonym |
| Mugil auratus Risso, 1810 Risso, 1810 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1044127 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:TVBL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.