Planiliza parsia, the goldspot mullet, is a ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae. It is one of 15 species in the genus Planiliza. This species is found in the Indian Ocean, specifically in shallow coastal waters of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands. It also lives in lagoons, estuaries, and even tidal rivers.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Mugiliformes |
Family: | Mugilidae |
Genus: | Planiliza |
Species: | P. parsia
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Binomial name | |
Planiliza parsia (Hamilton, 1822)
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Description edit
This species reaches a maximum length of 16 cm (6.3 in).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Planiliza parsia" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ "Chelon parsia" at the Encyclopedia of Life
Further reading edit
- Thomson, J.M., 1990. Mugilidae. p. 855-859. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7399).