Description

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Mugiliformes

Family: Mugilidae

Genus: Planiliza

Species: Planiliza carinata (Valenciennes, 1836)

Climate Zone

Biology

Occur mainly in marine coastal waters. Also found in inlet waters and estuaries of rivers (Ref. 559). Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless