Fairy mullet (Agonostomus telfairii)

Scientific name: Agonostomus telfairii Bennett, 1832

Fairy mullet (Agonostomus telfairii)

The Fairy mullet (Agonostomus telfairii) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Reunion. Reported from Comoro Islands and Seychelles.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Agonostomus telfairii
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
75.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; catadromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Madagascar, Mauritius, and Reunion. Reported from Comoro Islands and Seychelles.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Lower Risk: least concern (LR/lc)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming Fec > 10,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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