Diamond mullet

Species of ray-finned fish

Diamond mullet

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Mugiliformes
Family:  | Mugilidae
Genus:  | Planiliza
Species:  |

P. alata

Binomial name
Planiliza alata

(Steindachner, 1892)

Synonyms

* Mugil alatus Steindachner, 1892
* Chelon alatus (Steindachner, 1892)
* Liza alata (Steindachner, 1892)
* Mugil diadema Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911
* Liza diadema (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
* Pteromugil diadema (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
* Moolgarda ordensis Whitley, 1945

The diamond mullet (Planiliza alata), is a species of mullet and is also known as the Ord River mullet. This species lives in both brackish or freshwater. Adult fish are found in estuaries, coastal waters and in some cases, ascending rivers into fresh water.[2][3]

## Description

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This mullet is silvery gray being paler below. It has a yellow iris and reaches a length of up to 75 cm.[4]

## Distribution

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The diamond mullet has an Indo-West Pacific distribution which extends from the eastern coast of Africa, including South Africa, through Madagascar and the Mascarenes east to Tonga and Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia and south to northern Western Australia and the Gulf of Carpentaria in western Queensland.[1] It has also been reported inland on the Zambezi.[5]

It is a tropical species that inhabits inshore marine habitats including estuaries. It also travel hundreds of kilometres up rivers.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b Sparks, J.S. (2017). "Planiliza alata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T95567920A95568158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T95567920A95568158.en. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
2. ^ Eol.org Eol.org] Accessed Sept. 10, 2015
3. ^ Marinespecies.org Accessed Sept. 11, 2015
4. ^ a b Martin F. Gomon & Dianne J. Bray. "Liza alata". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
5. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Planiliza alata". FishBase. June 2018 version.

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Mugiliformes species (Mullets)

* Kingdom Animalia
* Phylum Chordata
* Class Actinopterygii
* Order Mugiliformes

| Mugilidae|

| Agonostomus|

* Comoro mullet (A. catalai)
* Fairy mullet (A. telfairii)

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Aldrichetta|

* Yellow-eye mullet (A. forsteri)

Cestraeus|

* Cestraeus goldiei
* Cestraeus oxyrhyncus
* Lobed river mullet (C. plicatilis)

Chaenomugil|

* Snouted mullet (C. proboscideus)

Chelon|

* Golden grey mullet (C. auratus)
* Cape Verde mullet (C. bispinosus)
* Diassanga mullet (C. bandialensis)
* Chelon caeruleus
* Grooved mullet (C. dumerili)
* Thicklip grey mullet (C. labrosus)
* Chelon natalensis
* Thinlip grey mullet (C. ramada)
* South African mullet (C. richardsonii)
* Leaping mullet (C. saliens)
* Striped mullet (C. tricuspidens)

Crenimugil|

* Bluetail mullet (C. buchanani)
* Fringelip mullet (C. crenilabis)
* Half fringelip mullet (C. heterocheilos)
* Longfin mullet (C. pedaraki)
* Bluespot mullet (C. seheli)

Dajaus|

* Mountain mullet (D. monticola)

Ellochelon|

* Squaretail mullet (E. vaigiensis)

Gracimugil|

* Flat-tail mullet (G. argenteus)

Joturus|

* Bobo mullet (J. pichardi)

Minimugil|

* Yellowtail mullet (M. cascasia)

Mugil|

* Banana mullet (M. bananensis)
* Mugil brevirostris
* Broussonnet's mullet (M. broussonnetii)
* Leaping African mullet (M. capurrii)
* Flathead grey mullet (M. cephalus)
* White mullet (M. curema)
* Dwarf mullet (M. curvidens)
* Redeye mullet (M. gaimardianus)
* Galapagos mullet (M. galapagensis)
* Hospe mullet (M. hospes)
* Parassi mullet (M. incilis)
* Lebranche mullet (M. liza)
* Mugil margaritae
* Mugil rubrioculus
* Liseta mullet (M. setosus)
* Thoburn's mullet (M. thoburni)
* Mugil trichodon

Myxus|

* Sand grey mullet (M. elongatus)

Neochelon|

* Sicklefin mullet (N. falcipinnis)

Neomyxus|

* Acute-jawed mullet (N. leuciscus)

Oedalechilus|

* Boxlip mullet (O. labeo)

Osteomugil|

* Longarm mullet (O. cunnesius)
* Kanda (O. engeli)
* Osteomugil formosae
* Longfinned mullet (O. perusii)
* Robust mullet (O. robustus)
* Speigler's mullet (O. speigleri)

Parachelon|

* Largescaled mullet (P. grandisquamis)

Paramugil|

* Silver mullet (P. georgii)
* Broad-mouthed mullet (P. parmatus)

Planiliza|

* Abu mullet (P. abu)
* Eastern keelback mullet (P. affinis)
* Diamond mullet (P. alata)
* Keeled mullet (P. carinata)
* So-iuy mullet (P. haematocheilus)
* Klunzinger's mullet (P. klunzingeri)
* Largescale mullet (P. macrolepis)
* Saint Lucia mullet (P. melinoptera)
* Indian mullet (P. mandapamensis)
* Planiliza ordensis
* Gold-spot mullet (P. parsia)
* Persian mullet (P. persicus)
* Tade gray mullet (P. planiceps)
* Greenback mullet (P. subviridis)
* Planiliza tade

Plicomugil|

* Hornlip mullet (P. labiosus)

Pseudomyxus|

* Freshwater mullet (P. capensis)

Rhinomugil|

* Corsula (R. corsula)

Sicamugil|

* Burmese mullet (S. hamiltonii)

Squalomugil|

* Shark mullet (S. nasutus)

Trachystoma|

* Pinkeye mullet (T. petardi)

Taxon identifiers

Liza alata|

* Wikidata: Q2488304
* CoL: 6QJXT
* GBIF: 2400704
* IRMNG: 10150280
* ITIS: 170384
* WoRMS: 218880

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