Bluespot mullet (Moolgarda seheli) fish species and information / pictures of Bluespot mullet - Moolgarda seheli

Bluespot mullet (Moolgarda seheli) fish species information

Scientific Name
Moolgarda seheli

Common Name
Bluespot mullet

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Bluish brown or green dorsally; flanks and abdomen silvery; dusky spots on upper row of scales, giving indistinct longitudinal stripes (Ref. 9812). Dorsal and upper lobe of caudal fin with dark-blue tip. Anal, pelvic, and pectoral fins yellow. Pectorals also with dark blue spot dorsally at origin (Ref. 9812). Pectoral-fin axil scale very long.

Classification

Classified By
Forssk?l, 1775
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Mullets (Mugiliformes)
Family
Mullets (Mugilidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-Pacific
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Transkei, South Africa (Ref. 4393) and east the Hawaiian and Marquesan islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and Norfolk Island (Ref. 8879).
Range
32°N - 23°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; catadromous (Ref. 46888)
Trophic Level
2.32 s.e. 0.14 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
60.0 cm
Common Length
40.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.23-0.28)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated