Planiliza klunzingeri (Day, 1888)
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17821661 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C85F87D2-FC92-FCD9-28AB-FF5EFD19FB26 |
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Felipe |
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Planiliza klunzingeri |
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Planiliza klunzingeri View in CoL
Common name. Eastern keeled mullet.
Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of mullets in Persian Gulf basin and coasts of Arabian Peninsula by: ○ back in front of first dorsal keeled by thickened and ridged stripes on scales / ○ with adipose tissue rim around eye reaching or almost reaching pupil / ○ total gill rakers 79–96 in individuals between 66 and 91 mm SL, 94–109 in individuals between 110 and 139 mm SL / ○ first pterygiophore of first dorsal ray set between 7th and 8th vertebrae / ○ caudal forked / ○ pectoral short, not reaching close to vertical of first dorsal origin / ○ anterior margin of preorbital bone strongly concave, tip blunt. Size up to 175 mm SL.
Distribution. Coasts of Persian Gulf, including lower Shatt al Arab/Arvand and Hammar marshes, east to Pakistan and west coast of India. Mostly in estuaries of larger rivers.
Planiliza subviridis ; Hong Kong; ~ 160 mm SL. © Tse Chung Yi.
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