Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae Mullets

Genus: Planiliza

(See list of species below)

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Photo by Photo by Yalcin Ozdilek, S.

Planiliza abu
[Abu mullet]

Photo by Photo by Lai, N.-W.

Planiliza affinis
[Eastern keelback mullet]

Photo by Photo by SFSA

Planiliza alata
[Diamond mullet]

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.

Planiliza carinata
[Keeled mullet]

Photo by Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Planiliza haematocheilus
[So-iuy mullet]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Planiliza klunzingeri
[Klunzinger's mullet]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Planiliza macrolepis
[Largescale mullet]

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Planiliza mandapamensis
[Indian mullet]

Photo by Photo by SFSA

Planiliza melinoptera
[Otomebora mullet]

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Planiliza ordensis
[River Diamond mullet]

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Planiliza parsia
[Goldspot mullet]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Planiliza persica
[Persian mullet]

Photo by Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Planiliza planiceps
[Tade gray mullet]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Planiliza subviridis
[Greenback mullet]

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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

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: MugiliformesFamily: Mugilidae MulletsGenus: Planiliza(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae Mullets

Genus: Planiliza

(See list of species below)