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Chelon labrosus in Albania
Thicklip grey mullet

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Chelon labrosus   (Risso, 1827)
Family:	Mugilidae (Mullets)			picture (Chlab_u2.jpg) by Morris, P.
Order:	Mugiliformes  (Mullets)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Thicklip grey mullet
Max. size:	75.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 35388); max. published weight: 4,500 g (Ref. 35388); max. reported age: 25 years
Environment:	demersal; catadromous
Climate:	subtropical; 65°N - 12°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.12-0.17; tm=3; tmax=25)
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: Scandinavia and Iceland (Ref. 4537) south to Senegal and Cape Verde. Also Mediterranean Sea; southwestern Black Sea (Ref. 2058).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-9
Biology:	Occur inshore, enters brackish lagoons and freshwater (Ref. 30578). Migrate occasionally. Tend to move northward in summer-time as the temperatures rise. Feed mainly on benthic diatoms, epiphytic algae, small invertebrates and detritus (Ref. 2804). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Reproduction occurs in the sea during winter (Ref. 30578). Eggs and larvae pelagic. Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 4645)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Harrison, Ian
Main Ref:	Thomson, J.M.. 1986. (Ref. 3573)
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Albania country information
Common names:	Qefulli i dimrit		Ref:  Ndoc, R. and A. Flloko, 1995
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/al.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bauchot, M.-L., 1987
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	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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