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Bony fish · Mugiliformes · Mugilidae

Thick-lipped Mullet

Chelon labrosus

Near Threatened

It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.

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The thick-lipped mullet is a marine fish of the family Mugilidae, distributed along the north-eastern coast of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the North Sea, the Baltic and the Black Sea.

Weight

2.5 kg on average

Size

up to 75 cm

Life expectancy

25 years

Diet

Omnivore

Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.

Sighting difficulty

Moderate

Ocean
33countries48parks83dive sites1same family

Fun facts

  • It feeds by scraping mud and sediment with its very thick upper lip, taking in microscopic algae and detritus.
  • It is catadromous: it lives in coastal and brackish waters and drops down to the sea to spawn.

Life cycle and biology

Skeleton type
Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bony fish)
Habitat and environment
Shallow, sheltered coasts, estuaries and harbours of the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, between 2 and 15 m; it regularly enters fresh water
Sexual maturity
3 years

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelon_labrosus

Where to find it

See its range on the interactive map→

Europe22

Africa7

Asia4

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The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.

Where to see it

Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 20 of 131.

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