Agonostomus catalai | |
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Conservation status | |
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Mugiliformes |
Family: | Mugilidae |
Genus: | Agonostomus |
Species: | A. catalai |
Binomial name | |
Agonostomus catalai Pellegrin, 1932 |
Agonostomus catalai, the Comoro mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish, a mullet from the family Mugilidae. It is found in the Comoros and Madagascar where it is found in boulder strewn clear, fast flowing rivers, it may also occur in estuaries, It is eaten in Madagascar. The specific name honours René Catala (1901-1988) who was a coffee planter and biologist who collected type in Madagascar. It lays non adhesive, floating eggs.
References
- ^ Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Agonostomus catalai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T197034A2478197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T197034A2478197.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Agonostomus catalai". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 June 2018). "Mugiliformes". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Agonostomus catalai |
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