Chelon labrosus
קִיפוֹן כִּילוֹן
Size range: 90 cm (Fishes of Europe and the mediterranean) | 75 cm (Fishbase)
Common size: 40-60 cm (Fishes of Europe and the Mediterranean) | 32 cm (FishBase.)
Depth range: 0-5m (20m) (Fishes of Europe and the Mediterranean)
Habitat:
- Hard - rocky
- Soft - sand
Water column position: (TBC)
Schooling characteristics:
- often Small groups, sometimes large shoals
Colors & patterns:
- Pectoral fin greyish, upper part darker
- Fins are often dark
- back greyish
- white belly
- silvery sides
- Usually well-defined dark longitudinal stripes
Behavior:
- Transient
2. Activity: (TBC)
3. Approach:
- Shy when in small groups
- Sometimes Indifferent in large shoals
4. Unique behavior: (TBC)
5. Feeding characteristic - zooplanktivore (juveniles), herbivore, detritivore, crustaceavore
Native/Exotic: Native
EM notes: description of special east Mediterranean characteristics.