Biology:Moolgarda
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Moolgarda is a genus of mugilid mullets found in coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, including estuaries and rivers.
The genus has had a difficult and complicated history. The genus has been considered as a nomen dubium in the past, which has led to complications with its priority over Crenimugil and Valamugil.[1] Whitley considered the thinlip mullet the closest relative of Moolgarda pura.[2] This article follows the most recent work (Bogorodsky et al., 2024).[3]
Species
The current species in the genus are:[4][5]
- Moolgarda cirrhostoma (Forster in Bloch & Schneider, 1801) incertae sedis
- Moolgarda crenilabis (Forsskål, 1775) (Fringelip mullet)
- Moolgarda cunnesius (Valenciennes, 1836) (Longarm mullet)
- Moolgarda delicata (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877)
- Moolgarda heterocheilos (Bleeker, 1855) (Half fringelip mullet)
- Moolgarda seheli (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespot mullet)
- Moolgarda tade (Fabricius, 1775)
- Synonyms
- Moolgarda buchanani (Bleeker, 1853); valid as M. tade
- Moolgarda malabarica (Shaw, 1804); valid as M. tade
- Moolgarda pedaraki (Valenciennes, 1836); valid as M. tade
- Moolgarda pura Whitley, 1945; valid as M. seheli
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCofF - ↑ Gonzalez-Castro; Ghasemzadeh (2015). "Morphology and Morphometry Based Taxonomy of Mugilidae". Biology, Ecology and Culture of Grey Mullet (Mugilidae). London: Taylor & Francis Group. pp. 1-22.
- ↑ Sergey V. Bogorodsky; Philipp Thieme; Hiroshi Senou; Zuheir N. Mahmoud; Tilman J. Alpermann; Jean-Dominique Durand (2024). "Contributions to the Taxonomy of the Mugilid Genus Moolgarda Whitley (Teleostei: Mugilidae), with Redescriptions of M. crenilabis, M. seheli and M. tade from the Red Sea". Diversity 16 (6). doi:10.3390/d16060325. https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/6/325.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Moolgarda". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Moolgarda.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2026). Species of Moolgarda in FishBase. August 2026 version.
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