Scientific Name
Agonostomus catalai

Common Name
Comoro mullet

Biology
Found in estuaries and fresh water (Ref. 5213). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).

Classification

Classified By

Pellegrin, 1932

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Mullets (Mugiliformes)

Family

Mullets (Mugilidae)

Distribution

Region

Africa

Distribution

Africa: Comoros and Madagascar (rare in Comoros. Ref. 57749).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic

Environment

Freshwater; brackish; pelagic

Trophic Level

2.37 s.e. 0.19 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming Fec > 10,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated