Moolgarda seheli, 25.7 cm SL (photo by Seishi Kimura)
Moolgarda seheli, 10.9 cm SL (from North Sulawesi, Indonesia; photo by Seishi Kimura)
Moolgarda seheli (Forsskål, 1775) Bluespot Mullet
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D IV+8-9; A III, 8-9; P1 16-19; LR 36-42.
Body relatively slender, compressed posteriorly. Head width subequal to depth, flattened dorsally; adipose eyelid weakly developed posteriorly, not covering iris; hind tip of maxilla concealed when mouth closed. Second dorsal and anal fins pointed but not falcate; caudal fin deeply emarginage. Scales cycloid with narrow membranous posterior margin. Color: head and body silvery, darkened dorsally; several indistinct, dusky longitudinal stripes on body; dusky spot at dorsal insertion of pectoral fin; caudal fin bluish. Size: 50 cm SL, commonly to 20-30 cm SL. Distribution: Indo- Pacific. Remarks: found in shallow coastal waters, and frequently enters lower reaches of streams, estuaries or mangrove swamps. Feeds on detritus, small algae, and diatoms. Marketed fresh and salted.
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