Planiliza macrolepis (Smith, 1846)

Esmaeili, Hamid Reza & Hamidan, Neshat, 2023, Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist, Zootaxa 5330 (2), pp. 201-226 : 215-216

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8253147
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BD-FFB1-0A2E-80F4-F8D3FD98FE4E
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Planiliza macrolepis (Smith, 1846)
status

Treatment

35. Planiliza macrolepis (Smith, 1846) View in CoL View at ENA ―Largescale Mullet― Native

Taxonomy: Original description: Mugil macrolepis Smith, 1846 View in CoL : no pagination, Pl. 28 (fig. 2) [ from Rivers and freshwater lakes, South Africa; Holotype (unique): BMNH 1859.5.7.56 (dry) ]. Synonyms: Mugil adustus Bleeker, 1854 ; Mugil crenilepis Castelnau, 1861 ; Mugil cunnumboo Day, 1865 ; Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1846) View in CoL ; Chelon macrolepis (Smith, 1846) View in CoL .

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Oman by Esmaeili et al. (2022).

General distribution. Indo-West Pacific:East Africa, Socotra, Seychelles, Madagascar, Rodrigues (Mascarenes) and Persian Gulf east to Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands, north to southern Korea, south to New Caledonia, Aitutaki ( Cook Islands) and Austral Islands; also adjacent estuaries and fresh water habitats of Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania. Freshwater, transitional water and marine. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadi Hasik, Dhofar Governorate.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Conservation. Least Concern (LC).