Biology:Agonostomus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Agonostomus
Agonostomus telfairii.jpg
Agonostomus telfairii
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Agonostomus
E. T. Bennett, 1832
Type species
Agonostomus telfairii
Bennett 1832
Synonyms
  • Agonostoma Günther, 1861
  • Nestis Valenciennes, 1836

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 they spend much of their adult lives in freshwater. The two members of the genus occur in the Indian Ocean.[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. Nirchio, M; Oliveira, C; Ferreira, I. A.; Martins, C; Rossi, A. R.; Sola, L (2009). "Classical and molecular cytogenetic characterization of Agonostomus monticola, a primitive species of Mugilidae (Mugiliformes)". Genetica 135 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1007/s10709-008-9256-8. PMID 18330712. http://base.repositorio.unesp.br/bitstream/handle/11449/99430/nirchiot_m_dr_botib.pdf?sequence=1#page=87. Retrieved 2015-04-13. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Agonostomus in FishBase. June 2018 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2707660 entry