Sicklefin mullet

{{Short description|Species of ray-finned fish}}

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite journal | author1 = Camara, K.D.| author2 = Djiman, R. | author3 = Nunoo, F. | author4 = Sagna, A. | author5 = Sidibé, A | author6 = Sylla, M. | author7 = de Morais, L. | author8 = Williams, A.B. | author9 = Montiero, V. | author10 = Lindeman, K. | author11 = Quartey, R. | author12 = Carpenter, K.E. | display-authors = 3 | year = 2015 | title = Liza falcipinnis | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2015 | page = e.T197043A2478303 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T197043A2478303.en | doi-access = free }}

| taxon = Neochelon falcipinnis

| parent_authority = Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012{{cite WoRMS |id=826383 |title=Neochelon Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012 |year=2014 |db=FishBase |accessdate=1 November 2018}}

| authority = (Valenciennes, 1836)

| synonyms = *Mugil falcipinnis Valenciennes, 1836

  • Chelon falcipinnis (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Liza falcipinnis (Valenciennes, 1836)

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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.{{FishBase|Neochelon|falcipinnis|month=June|year=2018}}

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Category:Mugilidae

Category:Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes

Category:Fish described in 1836

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