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Chelon bandialensis (Diouf, 1991)

Diassanga Mullet
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Guinea-Bissau country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Trape, S., I.J. Harrison, P.S. Diouf and J.-D. Durand, 2012
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from around the Bijagos Islands (Ref. 89987) and Rio Buba (Ref. 89987).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Trape, S., I.J. Harrison, P.S. Diouf and J.-D. Durand, 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mulet Diassanga, Diassanga, Ofadadd, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Chelon: Greek, chelone = turtle (Ref. 45335);  bandialensis: The epithet bandialensis indicates the species is from the Bandiala channel, the main arm of the Sine Saloum estuary in Senegal where the species was first collected (Ref. 89987).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 89987); depth range 0 - ? m.   Tropical; 15°N - 9°N, 18°W - 13°W (Ref. 89987)

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