Fish of the Oedalechilus genus of the Mugilidae family of the Mugiliformes (Mullets) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Boxlip mullet. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org)
Boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo) was first described in 1829 by the French naturalist and naturalist Jean Léopold Cuvier (1769-1832).
The maximum recorded length is 25 cm. This coastal schooling fish often prefers to swim close to the river mouths, but doesn’t enter the fresh water. It feeds on detritus and algae.
(Boxlip mullet. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo) in other languages are as follows:
Qefulli buzëmadh (Albanian), Γρέντζος (Grendzos) (Greek), Kifon siftani (Hebrew), Caluga (Spanish), Cefalo labbrone (Italian), Kastenmaul-Meeräsche (German), Cefal wargacz (Polish), Tainha-sabão (Portuguese), Обыкновенный губач (Obyknovennyi gubach) (Russian), Cipol plutaš, Cipal plutaš (Serbian, Croatian), Sivi cipelj (Slovenian), Dudaklıkafal balığı (Turkish), Mulet labéon (French).