Agonostomus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Mugilidae, the mullets. 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]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. ^ Nirchio, M; Oliveira, C; Ferreira, I. A.; Martins, C; Rossi, A. R.; Sola, L (2009). "Classical and molecular cytogenetic characterization of Agonostomus monticola, a primitive species of Mugilidae (Mugiliformes)" (PDF). Genetica. 135 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1007/s10709-008-9256-8. PMID 18330712. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Agonostomus". FishBase. June 2018 version.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agonostomus
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