Agonostomus
Agonostomus is a genus of fish in the family Mugilidae, the mullets.
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| Agonostomus telfairii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Agonostomus E. T. Bennett, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Agonostomus telfairii Bennett 1832 | |
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These are 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.[1]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Agonostomus catalai Pellegrin, 1932 – Comoro mullet
- Agonostomus telfairii E. T. Bennett, 1832 – fairy mullet
References
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- Nirchio, M; Oliveira, C; Ferreira, I. A.; Martins, C; Rossi, A. R.; Sola, L (2009). "Classical and molecular cytogenetic characterization of Agonostomus monticola, a primitive species of Mugilidae (Mugiliformes)" (PDF). Genetica. 135 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1007/s10709-008-9256-8. PMID 18330712. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Agonostomus in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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