pedaraki, Mugil Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:137 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Visakhapatnam, India. No types known. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1972:721 [ref. 21541]. Based on Russell 1802:66, Pl. 182. See Mugil peradak Cuvier 1829. •Questionably a synonym of Valamugil seheli (Forsskål 1775) -- (Thomson 1997:505 [ref. 23428] as pederaki). •Valid as Valamugil pedaraki (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Carpenter et al. 1997:205 [ref. 23922]). •Synonym of Moolgarda malabarica (Shaw 1894) -- (Kottelat 2013:279 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Crenimugil pedaraki (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Eagderi et al. 2019:85 [ref. 37020], Zajonz et al. 2022:50 [ref. 40522]). •Valid as Moolgarda pedaraki (Valenciennes 1836) -- (Randall 1995:236 [ref. 22896], Nakabo 2000:541 [ref. 25086], Senou in Randall & Lim 2000:625 [ref. 25122], Sakai et al. 2001:104 [ref. 25693], Nakabo 2002:541 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:44 [ref. 26830] with genus as Moolgardia, Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S113 [ref. 27377], Kimura et al. in Kimura & Matsuura 2003:23 [ref. 27510], Shibukawa 2009:44 [ref. 30449], Koeda et al. 2016:13 [ref. 35333], Shibukawa in Kimura et al. 2018:224 [ref. 36460], Psomadakis et al. 2020:519 [ref. 37272], Taki et al. 2021:315 [ref. 39830]). •Synonym of Moolgarda tade (Fabricius 1775) -- (Bogorodsky et al. 2024:20 [ref. 41171]). Current status: Synonym of Moolgarda tade (Fabricius 1775). Mugilidae. Habitat: marine.