Mullet
Planiliza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836)
Status not recordedbony fish
The mullet (Planiliza subviridis) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.
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Quick facts about the mullet
- 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 mullet live?
Not recorded
Is the mullet 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 mullet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderMugiliformes
- familyMugilidae
- genusPlaniliza
- SpeciesPlaniliza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms Chelon dussumieri, Chelon subviridis, Liza dussumieri, Liza subvirdis, Liza subviridis, Mugil alcocki, Mugil brachysoma, Mugil cantoris, Mugil dussumieri, Mugil javanicus, Mugil jerdoni, Mugil lepidopterus, Mugil medius, Mugil meyeri, Mugil nepalensis, Mugil ogilbyi, Mugil philippinus, Mugil ruthveni, Mugil stevensi, Mugil subviridis, Mugil sundanensis, Mugil tadopsis, Mugil valenciennesii, Mugil ventricosus
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- Brown-backed mulletEnglish
- Brown-banded mulletEnglish
- Dussumier's mulletEnglish
- Flat-tail mulletEnglish
- Flat-tailed mulletEnglish
- Green mulletEnglish
- Green-backed mulletEnglish
- Greenback grey mulletEnglish
- Greenback mulletEnglish
- Grey mulletEnglish
- Red eye lizaEnglish
- Squaretail mulletEnglish
- Thick-zipped mulletEnglish
- بوري أخضرArabic
- cípal zelenohřbetýCzech
- Mulet dos vertFrench
- アンピンボラJapanese
- ปลากระบอกดำThai
- 烏仔Chinese
- بوري أخضر الظهرArabic
- بوري بني الظهرArabic
- بوري سميك الذيلArabic
- ปลากระบอกดำสั้นThai
- 烏仔魚Chinese
- 烏魚Chinese
- 白鮻Chinese
- 綠背龜鮻Chinese
- 豆仔魚Chinese
- 綠背鮻 白鮻Chinese
Relatives of the mullet
Other species in the same genus Planiliza.
CompareMullet vs Bigscale mulletMullet vs Planiliza parsiaMullet vs Abu mulletMullet vs Planiliza affinis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the mullet?
The mullet (Planiliza subviridis) 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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