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General Information
 
Planiliza macrolepis
Large Scale Mullet
 
Animal Group: Freshwater Fish
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Mugilidae
Other Name(s): Liza macrolepis , Mugil macrolepis , Chelon macrolepis
Description: Body moderately robust, head wide, flattened above; adipose eyelid not well developed; lips thin, lower lip with a high symphysial knob; maxilla markedly exposed posteriorly when mouth is closed. Second dorsal and anal fins scaled anteriorly and along base; no elongate pectoral axillary scale; 10-11 lateral lines. Body greenish-grey dorsally and silvery ventrally; fins grey or bluish with dusky margins; golden ring around the iris; pectoral fin with golden base, and may have a dark spot.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Least Concern
Distribution
Global Distribution
  • Indo-Pacific: east coast of Africa, Sri Lanka, India (except Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Bengal), east to Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Japan.
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