Chelon affinis
creator: Bailly, Nicolas
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Chelon affinis (Günther, 1861)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Chelon affinis (Günther, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=303788 on 2026-08-01
created: 2008-02-28T14:41:07Z
is replaced by: 1043422
modified: 2008-02-28T14:41:07Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Chelon affinis (Günther, 1861)
accepted name usage ID: 1043422
class: Teleostei
family: Mugilidae
genus: Chelon
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. London. v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x.
name published in year: 1861
order: Mugiliformes
parent name usage ID: 126030
phylum: Chordata
scientific name authorship: (Günther, 1861)
specific epithet: affinis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: unaccepted