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Mugilidae

Persian mullet

Planiliza persica

Data Deficient Fish from the Western Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Persian mullet is a marine fish of Western Indian Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mullets and Glassfishes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Planiliza
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: known only from Bahrain and Qatar.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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