34. Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843) ―Abu Mullet― Native

Taxonomy. Original description: Mugil abu Heckel, 1843:1097 (107) [ Tigris River, near Mosul, Iraq; Syntypes: NMW 9224-30 (7), 67868 (2)] . Synonyms: Chelon abu (Heckel 1843); Liza abu (Heckel 1843); Mugil pseudotelestes Pietschmann, 1912; Mugil (Liza) abu zarudnyi Berg, 1949; Mugil (Liza) hishni Misra, 1943 .

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia by Freyhof et al. (2020).

General distribution. Northwestern Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf and adjacent Euphrates and Tigris River drainages (Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Al-Ahsa Oasis (Freyhof et al. 2020).

Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Least Concern (LC).