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Bluespot mullet

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The bluespot mullet (Moolgarda seheli) is a member of the ray-finned fish family Mugilidae found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water.[2] Bluespot mullet have served as an important source of food in South East Asia.[3]

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Bluespot mullet
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Moolgarda
Species:
M. seheli
Binomial name
Moolgarda seheli
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Liza seheli (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Crenimugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Mugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Valamugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Mugil caeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803
  • Mullus malabaricus Shaw, 1804
  • Mugil borbonicus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Mugil cylindricus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Mugil axillaris Valenciennes, 1836
  • Mugil decemradiatus Günther, 1861
  • Mugil bleekeri Günther, 1861
  • Mugil delicatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
  • Liza formosae Oshima, 1922
  • Valamugil formosae (Oshima, 1922)
  • Crenimugil formosae (Oshima, 1922)
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