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Agonostomus catalai

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Species of ray-finned fish

Agonostomus catalai
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Agonostomus catalai". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  3. 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
Agonostomus catalai


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