The so-iuy mullet (''Planiliza haematocheilus''), also known as the haarder, redlip mullet or ''so-iny mullet'', is a
species of fish in the
family Mugilidae.
Previously the species was included in the
genus ''
Mugil'' (as ''Mugil soiuy''), but is now considered a member of the genus ''
Planiliza''.
Range
The natural range of the species is in the Northwest
Pacific, from
Hokkaido and the
Amur River
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in the north along the coasts of
Korea and
China
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to
Vietnam in the south. Introduced by humans for aquaculture in the
Sea of Azov
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and the
Black Sea[ before entering the northern Aegean Sea, where it was first recorded in 1998, via the Sea of Marmara.][Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Planiliza haematocheilus). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Planiliza_haematocheilus.pdf]
Parasites
There are 69 known species of parasites of ''Planiliza haematocheilus''.[Kostadinova A. (2008). "A checklist of macroparasites of ''Liza haematocheila'' (Temminck & Schlegel) (Teleostei: Mugilidae)". ''Parasites & Vectors'' 2008, 1: 48. .]
References
Fish of East Asia
Fish of Japan
Fish of China
Fish of Russia
Fish of Europe
Fish of the Pacific Ocean
So-iuy mullet
Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck
Taxa named by Hermann Schlegel
Fish described in 1845
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