WoRMS name details
Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes, 1836)
218889 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218889)
unaccepted (superseded new combination)
Species
Liza Jordan & Swain, 1884 accepted as Chelon Artedi, 1793
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mugil melinopterus Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
Description Schools in shallow coastal waters; enters lagoons, estuaries, and rivers to feed (Ref. 9812). Feeds on plant detritus,...
Description Schools in shallow coastal waters; enters lagoons, estuaries, and rivers to feed (Ref. 9812). Feeds on plant detritus, microalgae, minute benthic organisms, and organic matter in sand and mud; juveniles feed on planktonic algae (Ref. 9812). Also caught with stakenets and is marketed fresh (Ref. 9812). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Liza melinoptera (Valenciennes, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218889 on 2025-10-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mugil melinopterus Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Schools in shallow coastal waters; enters lagoons, estuaries, and rivers to feed (Ref. 9812). Feeds on plant detritus, microalgae, minute benthic organisms, and organic matter in sand and mud; juveniles feed on planktonic algae (Ref. 9812). Also caught with stakenets and is marketed fresh (Ref. 9812). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | otomebora mullet | [details] |
