Agonostomus
| Agonostomus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Mountain Mullet (A. monticola) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Agonostomus E. T. Bennett, 1832 |
Agonostomus is a genus of fish in the family Mugilidae, the mullets.
These are considered to be the most primitive of the mullets. They are generally marine fish, though A. monticola spends its entire adult life in freshwater. It is also the only species native to the Americas; the other two members of the genus occur in the Indian Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]
- Agonostomus catalai Pellegrin, 1932 – Comoro mullet
- Agonostomus monticola (Bancroft, 1834) – mountain mullet
- Agonostomus telfairii E. T. Bennett, 1832 – fairy mullet
References
- ↑ Nirchio, M., et al. (2009). Classical and molecular cytogenetic characterization of Agonostomus monticola, a primitive species of Mugilidae (Mugiliformes). Genetica 135, 1-5.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Agonostomus in FishBase. June 2012 version.