Fairy mullet (Agonostomus telfairii) fish species and information / pictures of Fairy mullet - Agonostomus telfairii

Fairy mullet (Agonostomus telfairii) fish species information

Scientific Name
Agonostomus telfairii

Common Name
Fairy mullet

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10

Classification

Classified By

Bennett, 1832

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Mullets (Mugiliformes)

Family

Mullets (Mugilidae)

Distribution

Region

Africa

Distribution

Africa: Madagascar, Mauritius, and Reunion (Ref. 3573). Reported from Comoro Islands (Ref. 2830) and Seychelles (Ref. 3468).

Range

4°S - 25°S

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-neritic

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; catadromous (Ref. 51243)

Trophic Level

2.31 s.e. 0.18 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

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

75.0 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: minor commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (57 of 100)

Resilience

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

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Lower Risk: least concern (LR/lc)