Agonostomus

Agonostomus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mugilidae, the mullets. Considered to be the most primitive of the mullets, they are generally marine fish (though they spend much of their adult lives in freshwater). The two members of the genus occur in the Indian Ocean.

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It is catalogued under the topic Agonostomus.

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Species

Mountain Mullet

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderMugiliformes
FamilyMugilidae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations954

Observations recorded304

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 76
Family: Mugilidae
Collections: YPM, UF, ANSP, SIO, OS, ROM
Recorded in: Panama, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome And Principe, Mexico, Co-Operative Republic Of Guyana, Costa Rica, Guyana, Madagascar

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Mugilidae
Image: Agonostomus monticola.jpg

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Commons category: Agonostomus
taxon name: Agonostomus
topic's main category: Category:Agonostomus
taxon rank: genus

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Encyclopedic overview

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Species
References

==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Agonostomus catalai Pellegrin, 1932 – Comoro mullet Agonostomus telfairii E. T. Bennett, 1832 – fairy mullet

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