Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827)
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chelon ramada (Risso, 1827)
- Name authority
- (Risso, 1827)
- 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 ramada (Risso, 1827)
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 auratus (Risso, 1810) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 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 capito Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Liza ramado (Risso, 1827) (Risso, 1827) | synonym |
| Mugil ramado Risso, 1827 Risso, 1827 | synonym |
| Liza capito (Cuvier, 1829) (Cuvier, 1829) | synonym |
| Liza ramada (Risso, 1827) (Risso, 1827) | synonym |
| Mugil britannicus Hancock, 1830 Hancock, 1830 | synonym |
| Mugil caustelus Nardo, 1847 Nardo, 1847 | synonym |
| Mugil dubahra Valenciennes, 1836 Valenciennes, 1836 | synonym |
| Mugil petherici Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861 | synonym |
| Mugil ramada Risso, 1827 Risso, 1827 | synonym |
| Myxus maroccensis Mohr, 1927 Mohr, 1927 | synonym |
| Liza alosoides Fowler, 1903 Fowler, 1903 | ambiguous synonym |
| Mugil cephalus ramado Risso, 1827 Risso, 1827 | 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=1042830 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:TVC6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.