Agonostomus | |
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Agonostomus telfairii | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Mugiliformes |
Family: | Mugilidae |
Genus: |
Agonostomus E. T. Bennett, 1832 |
Type species | |
Agonostomus telfairii Bennett 1832
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Synonyms | |
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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]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [2]