Roundhead Mullet, Moolgarda cunnesius (Valenciennes 1836)

Other Names: Longarm Mullet, Long-finned Mullet, Mud Mullet, Round-headed Mullet

Summary:

Color greenish-grey dorsally, sides silvery. Second dorsal and anal fin with black margins

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Bray, D.J. 2019, Moolgarda cunnesius in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4472

Roundhead Mullet, Moolgarda cunnesius (Valenciennes 1836)

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Distribution	Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Mooloolaba, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific. Inhabits estuaries, inshore coastal waters, and juveniles often enters the lower freshwater parts of rivers.
Features	Dorsal fin IV-V + 8; Anal fin II-III, 9; Scales in lateral series 37-43. Posterior tip of upper jaw hidden when mouth closed. Pectoral fins 86-97% of head length, reaching below origin of first dorsal fin with axillary scale nearly half the length of fin. Scales with membranous digitated hind margin.
Species Citation	Mugil cunnesius Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons Vol. 11: 114. Type locality: Syntypes - Coromandel coast, India; Molucca Islands, Indonesia; Mumbai, India.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2019
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Roundhead Mullet, Moolgarda cunnesius (Valenciennes 1836)

References

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