Planiliza abu ( Heckel, 1843 )

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Planiliza abu ( Heckel, 1843) – Native ( Figs. 505, 506)

Mugil abu Heckel [J. J.] 1843: 1097 [107]; Type locality: Tigris River, near Mosul, Iraq. Syntypes: NMW 9224–30 (7), 67868 (2).

Mugil (Liza) hishni Misra [K. S.] in Hora & Misra 1943: 10; Type locality: Rivers and Hors, Iraq. Holotype: ZSI F13626/1. Paratypes: ZSI F13627/1 (1).

Mugil (Liza) zarudnyi abu Berg [L. S.] 1949: 852; Type locality: Upper part of Karun River, southwestern Iran. Syntypes: ZIN 24336 (5).

Common name: Pr: Biah, Mid, Kafal, En: Abu Mullet.

Diagnosis: High lateral scale count, long pectoral fins reaching almost level with the first dorsal fin origin when folded back (note fin tips often frayed, especially in preserved material, so not as apparent), short pectoral axillary scale, thin lips. Relatively strong spines in the first dorsal and anal fins and peg-like or setiform teeth (not tricuspid) in the upper jaw only.

Meristic characters: D 1: III–IV (IV), D 2: I–II 5–10 (8), A: III 5–10 (8), P: 13–17, V: 5, LS: 39–53 (44–50), TV: 21–25.

Distribution: Tigris River, Persis, Hormuz and Maharlu Lake basins ( Fig. 507). Found in Karun, Dez, Sezar, Zohre, Mond, Dalaki, Shur Rivers and Shadegan wetland.

Taxonomy: Talwar and Jhingaran (1991) placed in Liza, Randall (1995) in Chelon but Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2015b) transferred to Planiliza .

Conservation: IUCN: Least Concern (under name Liza abu ( Harrison and Freyhof 2014)) .