Liza (genus)
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Liza is the largest genus
of the 17 in the family
Mugilidae
. The genus Liza contains 24 species.
Note: The mullet species with common name
Liza is in fact
Mugil liza
, thus in the genus Mugil
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the 17 in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Mugilidae
Mullet (fish)
The mullets or grey mullets are a family and order of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since Roman times...
. The genus Liza contains 24 species.
Note: The mullet species with common name
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
Liza is in fact
Mugil liza
Mugil liza
The Liza or Lebranche mullet is a species of fish in the Mugilidae family. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea and is fished commercially.-Description:...
, thus in the genus Mugil
Mugil
Mugil is one genus among 17 genera containing all together about 80 species of ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae commonly known as mullet...
.
Taxonomy
(Links below are to Fishbase entries for species)| Species name (2007) | Common name | Nominal species (historic) |
|---|---|---|
| Liza abu | Abu mullet | Mugil abu Heckel, 1843; Mugil hishni Misra, 1943 |
| Liza affinis | Eastern keelback mullet | Mugil affinis Günther, 1861; Myxus profugus Mohr, 1927 |
| Liza alata | Diamond mullet | Liza diadema (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911); Pteromugil diadema Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911; Mugil alatus Steindachner, 1892; Mugil diadema Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911; Moolgarda ordensis Whitley, 1945 |
| Liza argentea | Flat-tail mullet | Mugil argenteus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825; Mugil australis Steindachner, 1879; Mugil ferrandi Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil peronii Valenciennes, 1836 |
| Liza aurata | Golden grey mullet | Mugil octoradiatus Günther, 1861; Mugil auratus Risso, 1810; Mugil breviceps Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil cryptocheilos Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil maderensis Lowe, 1839 |
| Liza carinata | Keeled mullet | Mugil carinatus Valenciennes, 1836 |
| Liza dumerili | Grooved mullet | Mugil canaliculatus Smith, 1935; Mugil hoefleri Steindachner, 1882; Liza alosoides Fowler, 1903; Liza hoefleri (Steindachner, 1882); Liza saliens hoefleri Steindachner, 1882; Mugil dumerili Steindachner, 1870; Strializa canaliculatus (Smith, 1935) |
| Liza falcipinnis | Sicklefin mullet | Mugil falcipinnis Valenciennes, 1836 |
| Liza grandisquamis | Largescaled mullet | Mugil hypselopterus Günther, 1861; Mugil schlegelii Bleeker, 1863; Mugil grandisquamis Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil compressus Günther, 1861; Mugil productus Fischer, 1885 |
| Liza klunzingeri | Klunzinger's mullet | Mugil klunzingeri Day, 1888 |
| Liza macrolepis | Largescale mullet | Liza akame Tanaka, 1916; Liza troschelli (Bleeker, 1858-59); Mugil borneensis Bleeker, 1851; Mugil troschelii Bleeker, 1858-59; Mugil rodericensis Günther, 1876; Mugil smithii Günther, 1861; Mugil troscheli Bleeker, 1858-59; Mugil macrolepis Smith, 1846; Mugil poicilus Day, 1865; Mugil troschellii Bleeker, 1858-59; Liza pescadorensis Oshima, 1922; Liza troscheli (Bleeker, 1858-59); Mugil pescadorensis (Oshima, 1922) |
| Liza mandapamensis | Liza mandapamensis Thomson, 1997 | |
| Liza melinoptera | Otomebora mullet | Liza ceramensis (Bleeker, 1852); Ellochelon luciae Penrith & Penrith, 1967; Liza luciae (Penrith & Penrith, 1967); Mugil anpinensis Oshima, 1922; Mugil ceramensis Bleeker, 1852; Mugil melinopterus Valenciennes, 1836 |
| Liza parmata | Broad-mouthed mullet | Mugil parmatus Cantor, 1849; Liza oligolepis (Bleeker, 1859); Mugil oligolepis Bleeker, 1859 |
| Liza parsia | Gold-spot mullet | Mugil parsia Hamilton, 1822; Mugil olivaceus Day, 1876 |
| Liza persicus | Persian mullet | Chelon persicus Senou, Randall & Okiyama, 1995 |
| Liza ramada | Thinlip mullet | Mugil cephalus ramado Risso, 1810; Liza alosoides Fowler, 1903; Mugil ramado Risso, 1810; Liza capito (Cuvier, 1829); Mugil britannicus Hancock, 1830; Mugil capito Cuvier, 1829; Mugil dubahra Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil petherici Günther, 1861; Myxus maroccensis Mohr, 1927 |
| Liza ramsayi | Ramsay's mullet | Mugil ramsayi Macleay, 1883 |
| Liza richardsonii | South African mullet | Mugil multilineatus Smith, 1846; Mugil richardsonii Smith, 1846 |
| Liza saliens | Leaping mullet | Liza saliens furcata Popov, 1930; Mugil saliens Risso, 1810 |
| Liza subviridis | Greenback mullet | Mugil javanicus Bleeker, 1852; Mugil sundanensis Bleeker, 1853; Mugil alcocki Ogilby, 1908; Mugil stevensi Ogilby, 1908; Mugil tadopsis Ogilby, 1908; Mugil jerdoni Day, 1876; Mugil subviridis Valenciennes, 1836; Liza dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836); Mugil dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836 |
| Liza tade | Tade mullet | Mugil planiceps Valenciennes, 1836; Mugil belanak Bleeker, 1857; Mugil crenilabis tade Forsskål, 1775 |
| Liza tricuspidens | Striped mullet | Mugil tricuspidens Smith, 1935 |
| Squaretail mullet | Mugil macrolepidotus Rüppell, 1830; Mugil vaigiensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 |