Diamond mullet

Planiliza alata

Mugilid Fish of the Zambezi Basin

Tropical
Lower river
Transcontinental
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mullets and Glassfishes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Planiliza
Maximum length: 75 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa south to Algoa Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4393 ); Madagascar, northern Australia (Timor Sea), New Guinea and Tonga (Ref. 9812 ). Also reported from the Marquesas (Ref. 12792 ) and from the lower Zambezi River in Africa (Ref. 39494 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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