Bluespot mullet (Moolgarda seheli)

Scientific name: Moolgarda seheli Forssk?l, 1775

The Bluespot mullet (Moolgarda seheli) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae.

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. 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. Pectoral-fin axil scale very long.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Moolgarda seheli
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
40.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Transkei, South Africa and east the Hawaiian and Marquesan islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and Norfolk Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.23-0.28)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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