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Class: Teleostei
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae Mullets

Genus: Planiliza

(See list of species below)



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15 species
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Photo by Yalcin Ozdilek, S.

Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843)

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Planiliza abu
[Abu mullet]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 39.4 cm TL
Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861)

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Planiliza affinis
[Eastern keelback mullet]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Planiliza alata (Steindachner, 1892)

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Planiliza alata
[Diamond mullet]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 24.4 cm TL
Planiliza carinata (Valenciennes, 1836)

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Planiliza carinata
[Keeled mullet]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Planiliza haematocheilus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

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Planiliza haematocheilus
[So-iuy mullet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 24.4 cm TL
Planiliza klunzingeri (Day, 1888)

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Planiliza klunzingeri
[Klunzinger's mullet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm SL
Planiliza macrolepis (Smith, 1846)

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Planiliza macrolepis
[Largescale mullet]
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Planiliza mandapamensis
[Indian mullet]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Planiliza melinoptera (Valenciennes, 1836)

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Planiliza melinoptera
[Otomebora mullet]
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Planiliza ordensis
[River Diamond mullet]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23.5 cm TL
Planiliza parsia (Hamilton, 1822)

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Planiliza parsia
[Goldspot mullet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Planiliza persica (Senou, Randall & Okiyama, 1995)

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Planiliza persica
[Persian mullet]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Planiliza planiceps (Valenciennes, 1836)

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Planiliza planiceps
[Tade gray mullet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Planiliza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836)

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Planiliza subviridis
[Greenback mullet]
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Planiliza tade
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Planiliza abu Abu mullet Asia 20 TL 1843
Planiliza affinis Eastern keelback mullet Northwest Pacific 39.4 TL 1861
Planiliza alata Diamond mullet Indo-West Pacific 75 TL 1892
Planiliza carinata Keeled mullet Indian Ocean 24.4 TL 1836
Planiliza haematocheilus So-iuy mullet Northwest Pacific 80 TL 1845
Planiliza klunzingeri Klunzinger's mullet Western Indian Ocean 24.4 TL 1888
Planiliza macrolepis Largescale mullet Indo-Pacific 60 SL 1846
Planiliza mandapamensis Indian mullet Indian Ocean 1997
Planiliza melinoptera Otomebora mullet Indo-Pacific 30 SL 1836
Planiliza ordensis River Diamond mullet West Central Pacific 1945
Planiliza parsia Goldspot mullet Indian Ocean 23.5 TL 1822
Planiliza persica Persian mullet Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1995
Planiliza planiceps Tade gray mullet Indo-Pacific 70 TL 1836
Planiliza subviridis Greenback mullet Indo-Pacific 40 SL 1836
Planiliza tade Indo-West Pacific 1775



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