Biology:Chelon parsia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Chelon |
| Species: | C. parsia
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| Chelon parsia (Hamilton, 1822)
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Chelon parsia, the goldspot mullet, is a ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae. It is one of seven species in the genus Chelon. This species is found in the Indian Ocean, specifically in shallow coastal waters of Pakistan , India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands. It also lives in lagoons, estuaries, and even tidal rivers.[1]
Description
This species reaches a maximum length of 16 cm.[1]
It is oviparous like other members of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Chelon parsia" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ↑ "Liza parsia Goldspot-mullet". Encyclopedia of Life. http://eol.org/pages/211214/overview.
Further reading
- Thomson, J.M., 1990. Mugilidae. p. 855-859. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7399).
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