South African mullet
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| South African mullet | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Liza |
| Species: | L. richardsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Liza richardsonii (Smith, 1846) |
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The South African mullet (Liza richardsonii), also called a harder mullet or simply harder, is a species of mullet. It is found in South African coastal waters from Walfish Bay to Natal, and grows to a maximum length of 40.5 cm.[1]
[edit] See also
- The common name "harder mullet" in Germany refers to the flathead mullet, Mugil cephalus.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Liza richardsonii" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- ^ Harder common name
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