WoRMS taxon details
Crenimugil seheli (Fabricius, 1775)
1043477 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1043477)
accepted
Species
Aphanius chantrei (Gaillard, 1895) · unaccepted
Cyprinodon chantrei Gaillard, 1895 · unaccepted
Liza caeruleomaculatus (Lacepède, 1803) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Liza seheli (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Moolgarda delicata (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) · unaccepted
Moolgarda pura Whitley, 1945 · unaccepted
Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius, 1775) · unaccepted (Reverted to original combination)
Mugil axillaris Valenciennes, 1836 · unaccepted
Mugil bleekeri Günther, 1861 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mugil borbonicus Valenciennes, 1836 · unaccepted
Mugil caeruleomaculata Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mugil caeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted
Mugil caeruleornaculatus Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mugil caruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mugil coeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mugil crenilabis seheli Fabricius, 1775 · unaccepted
Mugil cylindricus Valenciennes, 1836 · unaccepted
Mugil decemradiatus Günther, 1861 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mugil delicatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 · unaccepted (synonym)
Mugil seheh (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Mullus malabaricus Shaw, 1804 · unaccepted (synonym)
Valamugil delicata (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) · unaccepted (new combination of junior synonym)
Valamugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mugil crenilabis seheli Fabricius, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Crenimugil seheli (Fabricius, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1043477 on 2026-01-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mugil axillaris Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Mugil borbonicus Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Mugil caeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629
page(s): 385, 389 [details]
original description (of Mugil delicatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Mugil crenilabis seheli Fabricius, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]. [details]
original description (of Mugil cylindricus Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Mugil bleekeri Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [details]
original description (of Mullus malabaricus Shaw, 1804) Shaw, G. (1804). General zoology or systematic natural history . [see Shaw 1803, ref. 4014]. v. 5 (pt 1): i-v + 1-250, Pls. 93-132, and (pt 2): i-vi + 251-463, Pls. 132-182.
page(s): 137 [details]
original description (of Mugil decemradiatus Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [details]
original description (of Moolgarda pura Whitley, 1945) Whitley, G. P. (1945). New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 2. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 11 (pt 1): 1-42, Pl. 1. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Mugil borbonicus Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Mugil caeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803) Lacepède, B.G.E. (1803). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome Cinquieme. 5(1-21): i-lxviii + 1-803 + index., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6335629
page(s): 385, 389 [details]
original description (of Mugil delicatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877) Alleyne, H. G.; Macleay, W. (1877). The ichthyology of the Chevert expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 1 (pts 3-4): 261-281, 321-359, Pls. 3-9, 10-17. [Pp. 261-281, Pls. 3-9 published Feb. 1877; pp. 321-359, Pls. 10-17 published Mar. 1877.]. [details]
original description (of Mugil crenilabis seheli Fabricius, 1775) Niebuhr, C. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. <em>Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.</em> 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map. [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76]. [details]
original description (of Mugil cylindricus Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Mugil bleekeri Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [details]
original description (of Mullus malabaricus Shaw, 1804) Shaw, G. (1804). General zoology or systematic natural history . [see Shaw 1803, ref. 4014]. v. 5 (pt 1): i-v + 1-250, Pls. 93-132, and (pt 2): i-vi + 251-463, Pls. 132-182.
page(s): 137 [details]
original description (of Mugil decemradiatus Günther, 1861) Günther, A. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. <em>London.</em> v. 3: i-xxv + 1-586 + i-x. [details]
original description (of Moolgarda pura Whitley, 1945) Whitley, G. P. (1945). New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 2. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 11 (pt 1): 1-42, Pl. 1. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (51 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mugil delicatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mugil crenilabis seheli Fabricius, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Mugil coeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Mugil cylindricus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Mugil caeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Mugil borbonicus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Moolgarda delicata (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Mugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Liza seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Mugil axillaris Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Liza caeruleomaculatus (Lacepède, 1803))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Valamugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Valamugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius, 1775))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aphanius chantrei) (from synonym Aphanius chantrei (Gaillard, 1895))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Crenimugil seheli)
To Fishbase (from synonym Cyprinodon chantrei Gaillard, 1895)
To Fishbase (from synonym Moolgarda pura Whitley, 1945)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil bleekeri Günther, 1861)
To Fishbase (from synonym Mugil bleekeri Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil decemradiatus Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus malabaricus Shaw, 1804)
To Fishbase (from synonym Mullus malabaricus Shaw, 1804)
To Fishbase
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil caeruleornaculatus Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil crenilabis seheli Fabricius, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil seheh (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil coeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Valamugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Moolgarda delicata (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877))
To FishBase (from synonym Valamugil delicata (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877))
To FishBase (from synonym Liza caeruleomaculatus (Lacepède, 1803))
To FishBase (from synonym Liza seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil axillaris Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil borbonicus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil caeruleomaculata Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil caeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil cylindricus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil delicatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877)
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Valamugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Mugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Mugil crenilabis seheli Fabricius, 1775)
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius, 1775))
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 115 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Aphanius chantrei (Gaillard, 1895))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cyprinodon chantrei Gaillard, 1895)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Cyprinodon chantrei Gaillard, 1895; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3120104) (from synonym Cyprinodon chantrei Gaillard, 1895)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Moolgarda seheli FIN030985 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius, 1775))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Moolgarda seheli FIN030996 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mugil delicatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mugil crenilabis seheli Fabricius, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Mugil coeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Mugil cylindricus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Mugil caeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Mugil borbonicus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Moolgarda delicata (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Mugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Liza seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Mugil axillaris Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Liza caeruleomaculatus (Lacepède, 1803))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Valamugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Valamugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius, 1775))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aphanius chantrei) (from synonym Aphanius chantrei (Gaillard, 1895))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Crenimugil seheli)
To Fishbase (from synonym Cyprinodon chantrei Gaillard, 1895)
To Fishbase (from synonym Moolgarda pura Whitley, 1945)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil bleekeri Günther, 1861)
To Fishbase (from synonym Mugil bleekeri Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil decemradiatus Günther, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Mullus malabaricus Shaw, 1804)
To Fishbase (from synonym Mullus malabaricus Shaw, 1804)
To Fishbase
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil caeruleornaculatus Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil crenilabis seheli Fabricius, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil seheh (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil coeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Valamugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Moolgarda delicata (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877))
To FishBase (from synonym Valamugil delicata (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877))
To FishBase (from synonym Liza caeruleomaculatus (Lacepède, 1803))
To FishBase (from synonym Liza seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil axillaris Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil borbonicus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil caeruleomaculata Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil caeruleomaculatus Lacepède, 1803)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil cylindricus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Mugil delicatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877)
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Valamugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Mugil seheli (Forsskål, 1775))
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Mugil crenilabis seheli Fabricius, 1775)
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 115 proteins) (from synonym Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius, 1775))
To GenBank (145 nucleotides; 115 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Aphanius chantrei (Gaillard, 1895))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cyprinodon chantrei Gaillard, 1895)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Cyprinodon chantrei Gaillard, 1895; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3120104) (from synonym Cyprinodon chantrei Gaillard, 1895)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Moolgarda seheli FIN030985 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius, 1775))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Moolgarda seheli FIN030996 Slide 120 mm) (from synonym Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius, 1775))
