Chelon saliens (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 leaping mullet (Chelon saliens) is a species of fish in the family Mugilidae. It is found in coastal waters and estuaries in the northeast Atlantic, ranging from Morocco to France, and including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. It has been introduced to the Caspian Sea.
Wikipedia contributors, Leaping mullet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:18:20.596532+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chelon saliens (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: no · 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 saliens (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 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 ramada (Risso, 1827) | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chelon richardsonii (Smith, 1846) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Liza saliens (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Mugil saliens Risso, 1810 Risso, 1810 | synonym |
| Liza saliens furcata Popov, 1930 Popov, 1930 | synonym |
| Mugil verselata Nardo, 1847 Nardo, 1847 | 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=1042832 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:TVC8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.