alatus, Mugil Steindachner [F.] 1892:364 [8] [133] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 59 (1. Abth.); ref. 14517] Madagascar rivers and Antananarivo Bay, Madagascar. Holotype (unique): NMW 86329. On p. 8 of separate; on p. 133 of abstract. •Valid as Chelon alata (Steindachner 1892) -- (Chang et al. 1999:39 [ref. 24091], Ghasamzadeh 2022:312 [ref. 39712]). •Valid as Liza alata (Steindachner 1892) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:716 [ref. 5717], Larson & Martin 1990:61 [ref. 16606], Liu & Shen 1991:277 [ref. 19215], Allen 1991:146 [ref. 21090], Thomson 1997:515 [ref. 23428], Larson & Williams 1997:364 [ref. 23967], Marquet et al. 1999:43 [ref. 23934], Fricke 1999:358 [ref. 24106], Harrison & Senou 1999:2086, 2088 [ref. 24780], Hutchins 2001:38 [ref. 25847], Keith et al. 2002:106 [ref. 31473], Randall et al. 2004:8 [ref. 27624], Morgan et al. 2004:151 [ref. 27718], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:366 [ref. 28072], Hoese & Bray 2006:678 [ref. 29000], Allen et al. 2008:78 [ref. 30265], Kottelat 2013:276 [ref. 32989], Durand & Whitfield 2016:109 [ref. 35590] with author as Steindachner 1892). •Valid as Planiliza alata (Steindachner 1892) -- (Delrieu-Trottin et al. 2015:6 [ref. 33988], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Durand 2016:34 [ref. 35589], Fricke et al. 2018:96 [ref. 35805], Jamandre 2023:171 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Planiliza alata (Steindachner 1892). Mugilidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa to Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes); eastern Indonesia and New Guinea east to Tonga and Marquesas Islands, south to northern Western Australia and Gulf of Carpentaria (Queensland, Australia). Freshwater, transitional water and marine. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.