Species of fish
Largescale mullet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Mugiliformes
Family:
Mugilidae
Genus:
Planiliza
Species:
P. macrolepis
Binomial name
Planiliza macrolepis
Synonyms
Liza macrolepis (A. Smith, 1846)
Chelon macrolepsis (A. Smith, 1846)
Liza akame Tanaka, 1916
Liza parva Oshima, 1922
Liza pescadorensis Oshima, 1922
Liza troscheli (Bleeker , 1858-59)
Mugil borneensis Bleeker, 1851
Mugil macrolepis A. Smith, 1846
Mugil pescadorensis (Oshima, 1922)
Mugil poicilus Day , 1865
Mugil rodericensis Günther, 1876
Mugil smithii Günther , 1861
Mugil troscheli Bleeker, 1858-59
Mugil troschelii Bleeker, 1858-59 [2]
The largescale mullet (Planiliza macrolepis ) is a species of fish in the family Mugilidae . It is found in the Indo-Pacific.
Description [ ]
The largescale mullet is greenish-grey above and silvery grey beneath. The fins are bluish-grey with darker edges. The top of the back is nearly straight when viewed from the side while the underside is rounded. The first dorsal fin has 4-5 spines with 8 or 9 soft rays and the anal fin has 3 spines with about 9 soft rays.[3]
Distribution [ ]
The largescale mullet is found in shallow coastal areas in the Indo-Pacific region including estuaries and water with low salinity.[1]
References [ ]
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Mugilidae
Chaenomugil
Snouted mullet (C. proboscideus )
Chelon Crenimugil Joturus
bobo mullet (J. pichardi )
Liza
Diamond mullet (L. alata )
Flat-tail mullet (L. argentea )
Golden grey mullet (L. aurata )
Keeled mullet (L. carinata )
So-iny Mullet (L. haematocheila )
Saint Lucia mullet (L. luciae )
Largescale mullet (L. macrolepis )
Gold-spot mullet (L. parsia )
Thinlip grey mullet (L. ramada )
South African mullet (L. richardsonii )
Leaping mullet (L. saliens )
Moolgarda
Bluespot mullet (M. seheli )
Mugil
Flathead grey mullet (M. cephalus )
White mullet (M. curema )
Lebranche mullet (M. liza )
Myxus
Freshwater mullet (M. capensis )
Neomyxus
Acute-jawed mullet (N. leuciscus )
Oedalechilus
Boxlip mullet (O. labeo )
Hornlip mullet (O. labiosus )
Paramugil Rhinomugil
Corsula (R. corsula )
Shark mullet (R. nasutus )
Sicamugil
Yellowtail mullet (S. cascasia )
Burmese mullet (S. hamiltonii )
Valamugil
blue-spot mullet (V. seheli )
Xenomugil
Thoburn's mullet (X. thoburni )
Taxon identifiers
Liza macrolepis Mugil macrolepis