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Class: Teleostei
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae Mullets

Genus: Planiliza

(See list of species below)


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15 species (see list below)
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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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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013