Moolgarda
| Moolgarda | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Moolgarda Whitley, 1945 |
Moolgarda is a genus of mugilid mullets found in coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, including estuaries and rivers.
Species
The type species, Moolgarda pura, may be a synonym of the bluetail mullet. If so, Moolgarda is a junior synonym of Crenimugil. Whitley also considered the Thinlip mullet the closest relative of Moolgarda pura.[1]
References
- ↑ Gonzalez-Castro and Ghasemzadeh, 2015. Morphology and Morphometry Based Taxonomy of Mugilidae. pp. 1-22. Crosetti and Blaber (eds.). In: Biology, Ecology and Culture of Grey Mullet (Mugilidae). Taylor & Francis Group: London.
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