Otomebora mullet

Otomebora 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. melinoptera
Binomial name
Planiliza melinoptera (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms[2]
Mugil melinopterus Valenciennes, 1836 Chelon melinopterus (Valenciennes, 1836) Ellochelon melinoptera (Valenciennes, 1836) Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes, 1836) Mugil ceramensis Bleeker, 1853 Liza ceramensis (Bleeker, 1853) Mugil compressus Günther, 1861 Mugil anpinensis Oshima, 1922 Ellochelon luciae Penrith & Penrith, 1967 Liza luciae (Penrith & Penrith, 1967)

The Otomebora mullet (Planiliza melinoptera), the giantscale mullet or St. Lucia mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mugilidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Region.

References

1. Hoese, D. & Sparks, J.S. . (2017). "Chelon melinopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T197047A46663719. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T197047A46663719.en. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Planiliza melinoptera". FishBase. February 2021 version.