Agonostomus telfairii

Agonostomus telfairii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Agonostomus
Species: A. telfairii
Binomial name
Agonostomus telfairii
E. T. Bennett, 1832

Agonostomus telfairii is a species of fish in the family Mugilidae, the mullets. It is known by the common name fairy mullet.[1][2] It is native to the islands off the eastern coast of Africa, where it can be found in freshwater bodies and estuaries in Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, and RĂ©union.[1][2] It returns to the sea to spawn.[2]

This species grows to a length of 75 centimetres (30 in) TL and is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Stiassny, M. 1996. Agonostomus telfairii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 13 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Agonostomus telfairii. FishBase. 2015.
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