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Liza

Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836

Status not recordedbony fish

The liza (Mugil liza) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the liza

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the liza live?

Not recorded

Is the liza endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the liza classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusMugil
  7. SpeciesMugil liza Valenciennes, 1836

Synonyms Lugil liza, Mugil lebranchus, Mugil lisa, Mugil platanus

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Blueback mulletEnglish
  • Fantail mulletEnglish
  • Lebranche mulletEnglish
  • cípal karibskýCzech
  • Brasiliansk multeDanish
  • SocoSpanish
  • GarmotFrench
  • TainhaPortuguese
  • cípal argentinskýCzech
  • LebrancheSpanish
  • lebranchoSpanish
  • LisaSpanish
  • Lisa MachoSpanish
  • Mulet LargeFrench
  • Mulet lebrancheFrench
  • Mulet LébrancheFrench
  • Tainha-brasileiraPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the liza

Other species in the same genus Mugil.

Josea

Mugil curema

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

Lisita

Mugil hospes

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

Mullet

Mugil incilis

MugilidaeNo free photo yet

CompareLiza vs Flathead grey mulletLiza vs JoseaLiza vs Leaping African mulletLiza vs Lisita

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the liza?

The liza (Mugil liza) belongs to the family Mugilidae in the order Mugiliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Liza (Mugil liza). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/liza

MLA

“Liza (Mugil liza).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/liza.

BibTeX
@misc{liza_2026,
  title = {Liza (Mugil liza)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/liza},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}