''Moolgarda'' is a

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of mugilid mullets found in coastal waters of the

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, including

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and rivers.

Species

The type species, ''Moolgarda pura'', may be a synonym of '' Crenimugil buchanani'' (the bluetail mullet). If so, ''Moolgarda'' is a junior synonym of ''

Crenimugil ''Crenimugil'' is a genus of mullets found in coastal marine waters and rivers in the Indo-Pacific region. Species Four species are currently recognised as comprising the genus ''Crenimugil'': * '' Crenimugil buchanani'' ( Bleeker, 1853) (Blue ...

''. Whitley also considered the

thinlip mullet The thinlip mullet (''Chelon ramada'') is a species of fish in the family Mugilidae. It is found in shallow European waters and is a migratory species. Description The thin lip mullet has an elongate body compressed laterally. The head is short ...

the closest relative of ''Moolgarda pura''.Gonzalez-Castro and Ghasemzadeh, 2015. Morphology and Morphometry Based Taxonomy of Mugilidae. pp. 1-22. Crosetti and Blaber (eds.). In: Biology, Ecology and Culture of Grey Mullet (Mugilidae). Taylor & Francis Group: London. Another species included in this genus is the

longfin mullet The longfins, also known as roundheads or spiny basslets, are a family, Plesiopidae, which were formerly placed in the order Perciformes but are now regarded as being '' incertae sedis'' in the subseries Ovalentaria in the clade Percomorpha. T ...

('' Moolgarda pedaraki''),

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classifies this species within the genus ''

'' rather than in ''Mooldgarda'', which if correct makes ''Moolgardia'' a

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of that genus.

References

Mugilidae Ray-finned fish genera {{Mugiliformes-stub