planiceps, Mugil Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:122 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Bengal, eastern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: MNHN A-3647 (1, poor condition), A-3648 (2, poor condition), A-3659 (2). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:698-699 [ref. 21541]. •Valid as Liza planiceps (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Carpenter et al. 1997:203 [ref. 23922], Harrison & Senou 1999:2091 [ref. 24780], Allen et al. 2008:80 [ref. 30265]). •Synonym of Liza tade (Forsskål 1775) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:894 [ref. 20764], Thomson 1997:535 [ref. 23428], Kottelat 2013:278 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Chelon planiceps (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Fricke et al. 2011:369 [ref. 31242], Suresh et al. 2018:146 [ref. 36495], Hasan et al. 2020:145 [ref. 37945], Psomadakis et al. 2020:517 [ref. 37272]). •Valid as Planiliza planiceps (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Eagderi et al. 2019:87 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2019:65 [ref. 36871], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 10 [ref. 38321], Jamandre 2023:171 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Planiliza planiceps (Valenciennes 1836). Mugilidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Persian Gulf and Socotra to Mariana Islands and Vanuatu, south to New Caledonia. Habitat: brackish, marine.