An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal Author Yennawar, Prasanna Author Mohapatra, Anil Author Tudu, Prasad Chandra text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2017 2017-08-01 117 1 4 4 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 2581-8686 32. Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1849) Large scale mullet (Figure 33) Material examined : 1 ex. ; 22.07.11; Mohana , Reg. No. MARC /ZSI/F3732 . Description : D: IV-V,8-9; A: III,8-10. Body moderately robust, head wide, flattened above. First dorsal fin origin usually nearer to caudal fin base than to snout tip; adepose eyelid little developed. Colour greenish-grey above, silvery on sides and belly; fins dusky along margins. Distribution : Indo-Pacific: east coast of Africa, including Madagascar , Seychelles , Rodriguez; north to Sri Lanka and India , Andaman and Nicobar Islands , east to Indonesia , China , the Philippines , Japan , Marshall and Tuamoto islands, Melanesia and Polynesia. IUCN Status (2012): Least Concern ( LC ). Remarks : The fish has a commercial value, Ornamental & gamefish. Size: 60 cm .