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Bluespot mullet
Moolgarda seheli
Name as used by FishBase. WoRMS gives Crenimugil seheli as the accepted name. Kept the FishBase name so records match the FishBase checklist.
- English
- Bluespot mullet
- Scientific
- Moolgarda seheli
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Mugilidae (mullets)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 60 cm (total length); commonly 40 cm; max. published weight 8 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 3 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2020
Description
A silvery mullet with a blue spot at the pectoral base and a yellowish tail, reaching about 60 cm. It schools in coastal waters and feeds on algae and detritus in sand and mud.
In the Maldives
WoRMS now places this species in the genus Crenimugil.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Moolgarda-seheli.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Belanak_jual_M_seheli_Pj_DSC_0008.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.