Largescaled mullet

This article is about the mullet in the genus Parachelon. For mullet in the genus Chelon, see Largescale mullet.

The largescaled mullet is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Mugilidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from Mauritania to the Gulf of Guinea. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Parachelon.^[2]

Largescaled mullet
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Mugiliformes
Family:	Mugilidae
Genus:	Parachelon Durand, Chen, Shen, Fu & Borsa, 2012
Species:	P. grandisquamis
Binomial name
Parachelon grandisquamis (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
Mugil grandisquamis Valenciennes, 1836 Liza grandisquamis (Valenciennes, 1836) Mugil hypselopterus Günther, 1861 Mugil schlegeli Bleeker, 1863 Mugil productus Fischer, 1885