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Planiliza alata (Steindachner, 1892)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Planiliza alata (Steindachner, 1892)
Name authority
(Steindachner, 1892)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Mugiliformes
Family
Mugilidae
Genus
Planiliza
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderMugiliformes
  11. familyMugilidae Jarocki, 1822
  12. genusPlaniliza Whitley, 1945
  13. speciesPlaniliza alata (Steindachner, 1892)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Planiliza. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Planiliza macrolepis (Smith, 1846)MugilidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Planiliza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836)MugilidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Planiliza melinoptera (Valenciennes, 1836)MugilidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861)MugilidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Planiliza mandapamensis (Thomson, 1997)MugilidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Planiliza persica (Senou, Randall & Okiyama, 1995)MugilidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843)MugilidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Planiliza haematocheilus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)MugilidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Liza diadema (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911) (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)synonym
Mugil alatus Steindachner, 1892 Steindachner, 1892synonym
Chelon alatus (Steindachner, 1892) (Steindachner, 1892)synonym
Mugil diadema Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911 Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911synonym
Pteromugil diadema (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911) (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)synonym
Liza alata (Steindachner, 1892) (Steindachner, 1892)synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1043423 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4JJZB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.