boxlip mullet

Oedalechilus labeo

Twenty Five Centimeters Mugilid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo) is a species of ray-finned fish in the mullet family which is found in the eastern Atlantic from Gibraltar to Morocco, it is found in the Mediterranean Sea but not the Black Sea. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Oedalechilus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mullets and Glassfishes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Oedalechilus
Maximum length: 25 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Gibraltar. Throughout the Mediterranean Sea but not in Black Sea.

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