Mountain mullet

The mountain mullet (Dajaus monticola) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae.[3] It can be found in North and South America, from North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and Texas in the United States to Colombia and Venezuela, including the West Indies in the Antilles.[4] It is the only species in the monotypic genus Dajaus.

Mountain mullet
Juvenile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Dajaus
Valenciennes, 1836[2]
Species:
D. monticola
Binomial name
Dajaus monticola
(Bancroft, 1834)
Synonyms
List
  • Mugil monticola Bancroft, 1834
  • Agonostomus monticola (Bancroft, 1834)
  • Mugil irretitus Gosse, 1851
  • Agonostoma nasutum Günther, 1861
  • Agonostoma percoides Günther, 1861
  • Agonostoma microps Günther, 1861
  • Agonostomus microps (Günther, 1861)
  • Dajaus elongatus Kner, 1863
  • Neomugil digueti Vaillant, 1894
  • Agonostomus macracanthus Regan, 1907
  • Agonostomus salvini Regan, 1907
  • Joturus daguae Eigenmann, 1918
  • Agonostoma squamipinne Mohr, 1927
  • Agonostomus hancocki Seale, 1932

Conservation

It is considered threatened in Costa Rica. It is found from sea level up to 650m in altitude in the rivers of the Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge.[5] It is common in the Toro Negro State Forest in central Puerto Rico.[6] and in Mountain rivers of the Dominican Republic.

References
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  1. NatureServe.; Lyons, T.J. (2019). "Dajaus monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T192943A129628295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T192943A129628295.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Dajaus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. Agonostomus monticola (Bancroft in Griffith and Smith, 1834); Taxonomic Serial No.: 170355 ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. Agonostomus monticola (Bancroft, 1834); Mountain mullet. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  5. Mauricio Salas Varga (2009). Humedales Maquenque - Humedales de Ramsar (FIR) – Anexo #2 Biodiversidad 2009 (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Centro Científico Tropical. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  6. Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro. Archived 2015-08-07 at the Wayback Machine Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 9 September 2013.


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