Planiliza parsia
Planiliza parsia, the goldspot mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mugilidae. It is one of 15 species in the genus Planiliza. This species is found in the Indian Ocean in shallow coastal waters of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands. It also lives in lagoons, estuaries, and tidal rivers.[1]
| Planiliza parsia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Planiliza |
| Species: | P. parsia |
| Binomial name | |
| Planiliza parsia (Hamilton, 1822) | |
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Description
This species reaches a maximum length of 16 cm (6.3 in).[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Planiliza parsia" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- "Chelon parsia" at the Encyclopedia of Life
Further reading
- 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).
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