Planiliza macrolepis

35. Planiliza macrolepis (Smith, 1846) ―Largescale Mullet― Native Taxonomy: Original description: Mugil macrolepis Smith, 1846: no pagination, Pl. 28 (fig. 2) [from Rivers and freshwater lakes, South Africa; Holotype (unique): BMNH 1859.5.7.56 (dry)]. Synonyms: Mugil adustus Bleeker, 1854; Mugil crenilepis Castelnau, 1861; Mugil cunnumboo Day, 1865; Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1846); Chelon macrolepis (Smith, 1846). Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Oman by Esmaeili et al. (2022). General distribution. Indo-West Pacific:East Africa, Socotra, Seychelles, Madagascar, Rodrigues (Mascarenes) and Persian Gulf east to Tuamotu Archipelago and Marquesas Islands, north to southern Korea, south to New Caledonia, Aitutaki (Cook Islands) and Austral Islands; also adjacent estuaries and fresh water habitats of Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania. Freshwater, transitional water and marine. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Wadi Hasik, Dhofar Governorate. Economic importance. Commercially important. Conservation. Least Concern (LC).Published as part of Esmaeili, Hamid Reza & Hamidan, Neshat, 2023, Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist, pp. 201-226 in Zootaxa 5330 (2) on pages 215-216, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/824931