otomebora mullet
Planiliza melinoptera
- Usual depth1–1 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
The Otomebora mullet, the giantscale mullet or St. Lucia mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Mugilidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Otomebora mullet”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 14 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–1 m · Deepest record: 1.6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- otomebora mullet, St. Lucia mullet
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Hirugimenada, ヒルギメナダ
Other scientific names: Chelon melinopterus, Ellochelon luciae, Ellochelon melinoptera, Liza ceramensis, Liza luciae, Liza melanoptera, Liza melinoptera, Liza melinopterus, Mugil anpinensis, Mugil ceramensis, Mugil compressus, Mugil melinopterus, Planiliza melinopterus
Similar species
- Bigscale Mullet
Planiliza macrolepis
- Brown-backed Mullet
Planiliza subviridis
- Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Diamond-scaled MulletEllochelon vaigiensis
- blue-spot mullet
Crenimugil seheli
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 232 open-data records from 1836 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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