Agonostomus
Encyclopedia
Agonostomus is one of the 17 genera
of the family
Mugilidae
(commonly known as mullet
). Altogether, these genera have about 80 species of ray-finned fish. The genus Agonostomus itself contains only three species.
3 species in this genus are recorded in Fishbase (March 2007).
(Links in the following table are to Fishbase entries for species)
Genera
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of the family
Family (biology)
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Mugilidae
Mullet (fish)
The mullets or grey mullets are a family and order of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since Roman times...
(commonly known as mullet
Mullet (fish)
The mullets or grey mullets are a family and order of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since Roman times...
). Altogether, these genera have about 80 species of ray-finned fish. The genus Agonostomus itself contains only three species.
Species
- Agonostomus catalai
- Fairy mullet Agonostomus telfairii
- Mountain mullet Agonostomus monticola
3 species in this genus are recorded in Fishbase (March 2007).
(Links in the following table are to Fishbase entries for species)
| Species name (2007) | Common name | Nominal species (historic) |
|---|---|---|
| Agonostomus catalai | Agonostomus telfair catalai Pellegrin, 1932 | |
| Agonostomus monticola | Mountain mullet | Agonostoma microps Günther, 1861; Agonostoma nasutum Günther, 1861; Agonostoma percoides Günther, 1861; Agonostoma squamipinne Mohr, 1927; Agonostomus hancocki Seale, 1932; Agonostomus macracanthus Regan, 1907; Agonostomus microps Günther, 1861; Agonostomus salvini Regan, 1907; Joturus daguae Eigenmann, 1918; Mugil monticola Bancroft, 1834; Neomugil digueti Vaillant, 1894 |
| Agonostomus telfairii | Fairy mullet | Agonostoma dobuloides (Valenciennes, 1836); Agonostomus dobuloides (Valenciennes, 1836); Agonostomus telfairii Bennett, 1832; Nestis cyprinoides Valenciennes, 1836; Nestis dobuloides Valenciennes, 1836 |