taxonID	type	description	language	source
03FF87C7FFDFFFF5FF51FB20FCA31812.taxon	description	(Fig. 4, 5, 6; Table 2)	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFDFFFF5FF51FB20FCA31812.taxon	materials_examined	Materials examined (n = 18): MNHN IC 0000 - 8138 (X), 180 mm SL, holotype of Mugil lauvergnii, Macao; BMNH 1860.7.20.11 (X), 150 mm SL, holotype of Mugil affinis, Amoy, China; BMNH 1862.12.6.12 – 13 (X), 167 – 205 mm SL, Taiwan; NMMBP- 1953, 2 specimen, 108 – 109 mm SL, Kinmen, Taiwan, collected by Ray-Shyan Wu, 2001 - 02 - 01; NMMBP- 1976, 164 mm SL, Kinmen, Taiwan, collected by Ray-Shyan Wu, 2001 - 02 - 01; NMMBP- 2730, 98.5 mm SL, Tainan, Taiwan, collected by I-Shiung Chen, 1993 - 11 - 01; NMMBP- 7788, 2 specimen, 75 – 82 mm SL, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, collected by Chiao-Chuan Han, 1996 - 10 - 08; NMMBP- 14113, 45.5 mm SL, Kinmen, Taiwan, collected by Ray-Shyan Wu, 2001 - 02 - 01. Materials used for meristic counts only (n = 7): VNMN TTVT-E 22, 180 mm SL, Do Son, Hai Phong City, Vietnam; VNMN TTVT-E 26, 180 mm SL, Do Son, Hai Phong City, Vietnam; VNMN TTVT-E 28 [GenBank CO 1: ON 713815], 210 mm SL, Do Son, Hai Phong City, Vietnam; VNMN TTVT-E 30, 185 mm SL, Do Son, Hai Phong City, Vietnam; VNMN TTVT-Q 5 [GenBank: ON 713818], 170 mm SL, Van Don, Quang Ninh, Vietnam; VNMN TTVT-ND 28 [GenBank: ON 713828], 210 mm SL, Nam D ịnh, Vietnam; VNMN uncatalogued, 200 mm SL, Cat Ba, Vietnam.	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFDFFFF5FF51FB20FCA31812.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Hind tip of maxilla exposed when mouth closed; head relatively small, flattened dorsally, head length 22 – 28 % of SL; adipose eyelid developed anteriorly and posteriorly covering part of iris; mid-dorsal line sharply keeled; second vertebra with a pair of long, spine or antenna like neural postzygapophyse; stomach gizzardlike, with five unbranched pyloric caeca; 11 – 13 (mode 12) rows of transverse scales; usually 36 – 40 scales in lateral series; pectoral-fin generally with 17 rays; pectoral-fin length, 14 – 18 % of SL, not reaching to level of first dorsalfin. Three supraneurals: first between second and third vertebrae, second between fourth and fifth vertebrae, and third between fifth and sixth vertebrae. First pterygiophore of spinous dorsal fin positions in between sixth and seventh vertebrae (Fig. 4 D, 5 B).	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFDFFFF5FF51FB20FCA31812.taxon	description	Description: Counts and proportional measurements are shown in Table 2. Body elongate and posteriorly compressed. Mid-dorsal line anterior to first dorsal fin sharply keeled on scales; keel relatively weak in between first and second dorsal fin. Head flattened dorsally, head width sub-equal to depth. Snout slightly pointed and shorter than eye diameter. Adipose eyelid developed anteriorly and posteriorly, covering part of iris; posterior portion thick. Posterior tip of maxilla sigmoidally curved; exposed when mouth closed. Mouth terminal, with a symphysial knob at tip of lower jaw. Upper lip slightly thicker; lower lip forming a thin edge. A row of primary teeth on upper lip; lower lip toothless. Pre-orbital bone unnotched, filling space between lip and eye. Origin of first dorsal fin nearer to snout tip than base of caudal fin; origin of second dorsal fin on vertical through anterior third of anal fin. Both second dorsal fin and anal fin moderately scaled. Scales on body weakly ctenoid. Caudal fin emarginate. Total number of vertebrae 24 (11 + 13). Colour when fresh (Fig. 6): Head and dorsal half of body greenish dark, ventral half silvery; several faint and dusky longitudinal stripes on body. Upper section of iris orange-grey. First and second dorsal fins greyish. Caudal fin with a dark margin; caudal fin origin darkish, but pale in middle. Anal fin slightly greyish. Pelvic fin white. Pectoral fin somewhat hyaline, pectoral-fin base darker dorsally. Size: Maximum reported standard length 30 cm (Senou et al. 1987). Largest specimen in the present study measures 26 cm SL, from northern Vietnam (Nam D ịnh). Habitat and biology: Planiliza lauvergnii inhabits coastal and estuarine waters near river mouths, occasionally visiting upstream tidally influenced zones. It is consumed locally in many places but likely not fished in commercial quantities.	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFDFFFF5FF51FB20FCA31812.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Planiliza lauvergnii is endemic to the North-western Pacific Ocean (Senou et al. 1987). It is reported to occur from Japan (except northern Hokkaido) through to Ryukyu Islands (Sakai et al. 2001, Senou 2002, Nakae et al. 2018, Sonoyama et al. 2020), Taiwan Province of China (Liu & Shen 1991, Chang et a l. 1999), in the coast of Korean Peninsula (Kim & Kim 1998, Kim et al. 2020) and in mainland China, from Shanghai to Hainan Island (Senou et al. 1987). In the Gulf of Tonkin, it is also available up to Nam Dinh coast in northern Vietnam (Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018, this study). Comparisons: Planiliza lauvergnii can be differentiated from P. carinata and P. klunzingeri by its shorter pectoral fin (14 – 18 % of SL vs. 20 – 26 % SL) and smaller head length (22 – 28 % of SL vs. 26 – 31 % of SL) (Senou et al. 1987, this study). The connecting tissue between end of maxillary and mouth corner is ‘ undeveloped’ in P. lauvergnii (vs. well developed in P. caranata and P. klunzingeri; see Senou et al. 1987: Fig. 5).	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFDFFFF5FF51FB20FCA31812.taxon	discussion	Remarks: Planiliza lauvergnii was previously reported in East Asian literature as either Liza carinata or Liza affinis (Senou et al. 1987) or Chelon affinis (See synonymy).	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD3FFF3FF51FA23FD291B84.taxon	description	(Fig. 7, 9 A; Table 3)	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD3FFF3FF51FA23FD291B84.taxon	materials_examined	Materials examined (n = 15): MNHN A. 3643 (X), (Lectotype), 86.9 mm SL, MNHN 1987 - 1322 (formerly A. 3643) (X), (Paralectotype), 80.0 mm SL, both from Red Sea. HUJ 18551, 145 mm SL, Haifa, Israel, collected by Daniel Golani, 2000 - 02 - 09; MNHN 2019 - 0085 (X), 12 specimens, 98 – 138 mm SL [GenBank CO 1: MT 999020 – MT 999031], Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea) at Eilat, Israel, collected by Daniel Golani, 2013 - 02 - 11.	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD3FFF3FF51FA23FD291B84.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Hind tip of maxilla exposed when mouth closed; head relatively large, slightly convex, head length 26 – 30 % of SL; adipose eyelid developed anteriorly and posteriorly; mid-dorsal line sharply keeled; 11 – 13 rows in transverse scale; usually 34 – 38 scales in lateral series; pectoral-fin generally with 16 rays; pectoral-fin length 20 – 24 % of SL, just reaching to level of first dorsal-fin. Three supraneurals: first between second and third vertebrae, second between fourth and fifth vertebrae, and third between fifth and sixth vertebrae (Fig. 9 A). First pterygiophore of spinous dorsal fin between sixth and seventh vertebrae (Fig. 9 A).	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD3FFF3FF51FA23FD291B84.taxon	description	Description (Fig. 7): Counts and proportional measurements are shown in Table 3. Body somewhat short and compressed. Mid-dorsal line anterior to first dorsal fin keeled. Head large; dorsal profile of head somewhat convex. Adipose eyelid developed anteriorly and posteriorly, covering part of iris, posterior portion thin. Maxilla posteriorly curved down; maxilla tip exposed when mouth closed. Mouth terminal; upper lip somewhat thin; lower lip thinner than upper lip, forms thin edge. Prominent symphysial knob present at upper end of lower jaw. Body scales weakly ctenoid. Interorbital space scaled. First dorsal-fin origin closer to snout tip than caudal-fin base; origin of second dorsal fin on vertical through anterior third of anal fin. Pectoral fin just reaching to level of first dorsal fin. Caudal fin emarginate. Total number of vertebrae 24 (11 + 13). Colour when fresh (Fig. 7): Head and dorsal half of body bluish grey, ventral half silvery. First and second dorsal fins greyish. Caudal fin with a dark margin; caudal-fin origin darkish, but pale in middle. Anal fin whitish. Pelvic fin white. Pectoral fin darkish, pectoral fin base darker dorsally.	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD3FFF3FF51FA23FD291B84.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Currently known from Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea (Bogorodsky & Randall 2018, Golani & Fricke 2018), including Suez Canal and the coast of Nile Delta, and in the eastern Mediterranean (Senou et al. 1987, Golani et al. 2002, Golani 2005, Bariche 2012, Elbaraasi et al. 2019, Bariche & Fricke 2020, Golani 2021), northward to the Turkish coast (Bilecenoðlu et al. 2002, Fricke et al. 2007). Thomson (1997) considers the Mediterranean population as ‘ doubtless descendants’ from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal, i. e., a Lessepsian migrant species. Comparisons: Planiliza carinata differs from the other west Asian keeled back mullet, P. klunzingeri, by the position of the third supraneural, and first pterygiophore of first dorsal fin (Senou et al. 1987, this study). In P. carinata, they are positioned between fifth and sixth, and sixth and seventh vertebrae respectively vs. sixth and seventh, and seventh and eighth vertebrae respectively in P. klunzingeri (see Fig. 9 A, B). Senou et al. (1987) observed that P. carinata has fewer total gill-rakers than P. klunzingeri (69 – 93 vs. 79 – 109).	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD3FFF3FF51FA23FD291B84.taxon	discussion	Remarks: Persian Gulf records of Chelon carinatus or Liza carinata or Planiliza carinata cited by Eagderi et al. (2019), and Arabian Sea record of Chelon carinata by Manilo & Bogorodsky (2003), most likely refer to Planiliza klunzingeri. Similarly, East Asian reports of Liza carinata or Chelon carinatus (e. g., China by Pan et al. 1991, Zhu 1995; Korea by Kim 1997) refer to Planiliza lauvergnii. Reports of Mugil carinatus or Chelon carinatus in freshwater habitats of Madagascar and other south-western Indian Ocean Islands by Pellegrin (1933) and Fricke et al. (2018) are most probably misidentifications.	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD5FFF0FF51FF1EFE711E62.taxon	description	(Fig. 8 A – C, 9 B, Table 3)	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD5FFF0FF51FF1EFE711E62.taxon	materials_examined	Materials examined (n = 30): MNHN 2019 - 0086 (X) [GenBank CO 1: MT 999034], 148 mm SL, Persian Gulf at Basra, Iraq, collected by A. Al-Saboonchi; CEMB PAK Mu 816 [GenBank: MT 943737], 824 [GenBank: MT 943727], 828 [GenBank: MT 943736], 830 [GenBank: MT 943735], 884 [GenBank: MT 943743], 5 specimen, 124 – 138 mm SL, Pakistan Coast of Arabian Sea at Fish Harbour, Karachi, collected by Ariba Hasan; CEMB Pak Mu 811 – 12 [GenBank: MT 943738 – 39], 827 [GenBank: MT 943726], 870 [GenBank: MT 943731], 872 [GenBank: MT 943730], 881 – 82 [GenBank: MT 943728 – 29], 883 [GenBank: MT 943744], 8 specimen, 118 – 144 mm SL, Pakistan Coast of Arabian Sea at Keti Bunder, Sindh, collected by Ariba Hasan; CEMB Pak Mu 800, 134 mm SL, Pakistan Coast of Arabian Sea at Somniani, Baluchistan, collected by Ariba Hasan; CEMB Pak Mu 821 [GenBank: MT 943733], 832 [GenBank: MT 943725], 838, 3 specimen, 129 – 159 mm SL, Pakistan Coast of Arabian Sea at Gwadar, Baluchistan, collected by Ariba Hasan; CUMS Mug 1 – 12 [GenBank: MT 999032 – 33, MT 999035], 12 specimen, 135 – 155 mm SL, Oman (imported in Chattogram, Bangladesh), collected by M. Eusuf Hasan.	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD5FFF0FF51FF1EFE711E62.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Hind tip of maxilla exposed when mouth closed; head relatively large, slightly convex, head length 27 – 31 % of SL; adipose eyelid developed anteriorly and posteriorly; mid-dorsal line sharply keeled; stomach gizzard-like, with five unbranched pyloric caeca; 11 – 13 (mode 12) rows of transverse scales; usually 34 – 38 scales in lateral series; pectoral-fin generally with 16 rays; pectoral-fin length 20 – 26 % of SL, just reaching to level of first dorsal-fin. Three supraneurals: first between second and third vertebrae, second between fourth and fifth vertebrae, and third between sixth and seventh vertebrae (Fig. 9 B). First pterygiophore of spinous dorsal fin between seventh and eighth vertebrae (Fig. 9 B).	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD5FFF0FF51FF1EFE711E62.taxon	description	Description (Fig. 8, A – C): Counts and proportional measurements are shown in Table 3. Body moderately short and compressed. Head large, with slightly convex inter-orbital space. Mid-dorsal line, anterior to first dorsal fin with well-developed keel (Fig. 8 C). Keel weaker between dorsal fins. Adipose eye-fold well developed. Maxilla posteriorly curved down and its tip exposed when closed mouth. Mouth terminal, a prominent symphysial knob present at upper end of lower jaw. Upper lip not thick; lower lip thinner than upper lip, forming horizontally forward edge. Body scales weakly ctenoid. Interorbital space scaled. First dorsal-fin origin closer to caudal fin base than snout tip. Origin of second dorsal fin on vertical through anterior third of anal fin. Pectoral fin just reaching to level of first dorsal fin. Caudal fin emarginate. Total number of vertebrae 24 (11 + 13). Colour when fresh (Fig. 8 A, B): Head and dorsal two third of body grey or bluish grey, ventral half silvery. Upper section of iris orange-grey. First and second dorsal fins greyish. Caudal fin with a dark margin; inner side pale or yellowish-grey. Anal fin whitish. Pelvic fin white. Pectoral fin darkish hyaline, upper end of pectoral fin base darkish.	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD5FFF0FF51FF1EFE711E62.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Known from the coasts of eastern and northern Arabian Sea — west coast of India (type locality) and Pakistan (Psomadakis et al. 2015, Hasan et al. 2021), and from the Persian Gulf (Carpenter et al. 1997, Coad 2010, Ali et al. 2018, Eagderi et al. 2019) and Gulf of Oman (Randall 1995). Comparisons: Planiliza klunzingeri differs with P. carinata in the position of third supraneural and first pterygiophore of first dorsal fin (see account of P. carinata above, and Fig. 9 A, B for details). Senou et al. (1987) observed that P. klunzingeri possesses more total gill rakers than P. carinata (79 – 109 vs. 69 – 93).	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
03FF87C7FFD5FFF0FF51FF1EFE711E62.taxon	discussion	Remarks: We observed some variation from Senou et al. (1987) regarding a few proportional measurements for Planiliza carinata and P. klunzingeri. First dorsal-fin base length, inter-pelvic flank distance, and fourth dorsalspine length were larger in our study samples (Table 3). This might be due to differences in measurements and / or shrinkage of long preserved specimens. Reports of Planiliza carinata from Arabian Sea (Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003: S 112, as Chelon carinata), the Persian Gulf (Eagderi et al. 2019, as C. carinatus), as well as of P. carinata from Iraq (Ali et al. 2018) most likely refer to P. klunzingeri.	en	Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf, Hasan, Ariba, Béarez, Philippe, Shen, Kang-Ning, Chang, Chih-Wei, Tran, Thanh Thi Viet, Golani, Daniel, Al-Saboonchi, Azhar, Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal Ahmed, Durand, Jean-Dominique (2022): Planiliza lauvergnii (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850), a senior synonym of Planiliza affinis (Günther, 1861) with a re-evaluation of keeled back mullets (Mugiliformes Mugilidae). Zootaxa 5194 (4): 497-518, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5194.4.2
