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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 381023 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Moolgarda perusii   (Valenciennes, 1836)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 381 Mugilidae (Mullets) - show full list Standard Name: [a mullet] Common Names List: Longfinned mullet Organism Type: a mullet Synonyms: Valamugil perusii Valamugil strongylocephalus (Richardson, 1846) [Munro 1961:104, Handbook of Australian Fishes] Chelon strongylocephalus (Richardson, 1846) [Taylor 1964:118, Fishes of Arnhem Land] Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Estuarine Coastal (0-40m) Parent Codes: 37 381910     Moolgarda spp.

Taxon Notes:	This species was regarded as a synonym of Valamugil cunnesius by Thomson (1997), but separated by Harrison & Senou (1999). Because of the similarity of these two species, some records of Moolgarda cunnesius may be based on this species.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.name:425d9bec-6203-48d5-8279-e53455a95c12 Name status: synonym    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia FoA 4475 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:312571 Name status: unaccepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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