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Moolgarda buchanani (Bleeker, 1853)

Bluetail mullet
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Eponymy: Dr Francis Hamilton Buchanan (1762–1829) was a Scottish physician. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.

Issue
Synonym of Moolgarda tade (Fabricius 1775) (Ref. 132106).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; catadromous (Ref. 46888); depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 39°N - 37°S, 22°E - 178°W

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Indo-Pacific: from South Africa through parts of Indonesia to parts of Micronesia and Melanesia; north to the Mariana Islands and southern Japan (Ref. 9812).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 36.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4393); common length : 35.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4967)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in coastal waters, including estuaries and rivers (Ref. 5213). Young fish frequent estuaries and also ascend rivers and coastal creeks (Ref. 2847). It feeds on algae, diatoms, detritus, and crustaceans (Ref. 9812). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Caught during the spawning period (Ref. 9812). Other methods include the use of stakenets, pouch nets, and barrier nets (Ref. 9812).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Harrison, Ian | Collaborators

Harrison, I.J. and H. Senou, 1997. Order Mugiliformes. Mugilidae. Mullets. p. 2069-2108. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9812)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 February 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 24.1 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 1174 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00890 - 0.02044), b=2.99 (2.87 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.2   ±0.11 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.