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Neochelon

Description

The sicklefin mullet (Neochelon falcipinnis) is a species of ray-finned fish, a grey mullet from the family Mugilidae which is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean of the coasts of western Africa. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Neochelon.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7453458https://www.gbif.org/species/7453458
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Mugiliformes : Mugilidae : Neochelon
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii
classActinopteri
subclassNeopterygii
-TeleosteomorphaArratia et al. 2004
-Teleostei
-Osteoglossocephalai
-ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
-Euteleosteomorpha
-NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
-Eurypterygia
-Ctenosquamata
-Acanthomorphata
-Euacanthomorphacea
-Percomorphaceae
-Carangimorpharia
-Ovalentariae
-Mugilomorphae
orderMugiliformes
familyMugilidae
genusNeochelonDurand Chen F.u.Shen & Borsa 2012
Scientific NameNeochelon Durand, Chen, F.u.Shen & Borsa, 2012
Name Published InDurand, J.-D.; Chen, W.-J.; Shen, K.-N.; Fu, C.; Borsa, P. (2012). Genus-level taxonomic changes implied by the mitochondrial phylogeny of grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugilidae). Comptes Rendus Biologies. 335(10-11): 687-697.
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neochelon

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Neochelon falcipinnis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

References

Article title: Genus-level taxonomic changes implied by the mitochondrial phylogeny of grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugilidae). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Comptes Rendus Biologies 335: -. [687-697] - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title)/web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Mar 2015) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2019). Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2019. - via World Register of Marine Species
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). - via World Register of Marine Species
Durand, J.-D.; Chen, W.-J.; Shen, K.-N.; Fu, C.; Borsa, P. (2012). Genus-level taxonomic changes implied by the mitochondrial phylogeny of grey mullets (Teleostei: Mugilidae). Comptes Rendus Biologies. 335(10-11): 687-697. - via World Register of Marine Species
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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