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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 381910 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Moolgarda spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 381 Mugilidae (Mullets) - show full list Standard Name: [a mullet] Organism Type: a mullet Synonyms: Valamugil spp. Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Parent Codes: 37 381000     Mugilidae Child Codes: 37 381010     Moolgarda buchanani 37 381006     Moolgarda cunnesius 37 381022     Moolgarda engeli 37 381023     Moolgarda perusii 37 381017     Moolgarda seheli

Taxon Notes:

Australian Faunal Directory accessed 13.7.2020: Moolgarda has generally been recognised as Valamugil. Thompson (1997) regarded Moolgarda as a synonym of Liza based on examination of paratypes. Senou (2002) noted that the holotype of the type species of Moolgarda (M. pura) was a specimen of Valamugil seheli, the type species of Valamugil. The holotype probably does not exist, but the original description indicates that Senou (2002) was correct (Kottelat 2013). As a result Moolgarda is the older name and takes precedence.

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