melancranus, Mugil Richardson [J.] 1846:248 [Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 15th meeting [1845]; ref. 3742] Canton, China Seas. Syntypes: BMNH (lost). Type information: Whitehead 1970:215 [ref. 11606] as melanocranus. •Synonym of Valamugil seheli (Forsskål 1775) -- (Thomson 1997:505 [ref. 23428]). •Synonym of Crenimugil seheli (Fabricius 1775). •Synonym of Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius 1775) -- (Kottelat 2013:280 [ref. 32989] with author as Forsskål, Bogorodsky et al. 2024:22 [ref. 41171]). Current status: Synonym of Moolgarda seheli (Fabricius 1775). Mugilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.