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Mountain mullet
Juvenile

Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Dajaus
Valenciennes, 1836[3]
Species:
D. monticola
Binomial name
Dajaus monticola
(Bancroft, 1834)
Synonyms
List
  • Mugil monticola Bancroft, 1834
  • Agonostomus monticola (Bancroft, 1834)
  • Mugil irretitus Gosse, 1851
  • Agonostoma nasutum Günther, 1861
  • Agonostoma percoides Günther, 1861
  • Agonostoma microps Günther, 1861
  • Agonostomus microps (Günther, 1861)
  • Dajaus elongatus Kner, 1863
  • Neomugil digueti Vaillant, 1894
  • Agonostomus macracanthus Regan, 1907
  • Agonostomus salvini Regan, 1907
  • Joturus daguae Eigenmann, 1918
  • Agonostoma squamipinne Mohr, 1927
  • Agonostomus hancocki Seale, 1932

The mountain mullet (Dajaus monticola) is a freshwater ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae.[4] It can be found in North and South America, from North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and Texas in the United States[2] to Colombia and Venezuela, including the West Indies in the Antilles.[5] It is the only species in the monotypic genus Dajaus.[6]

Conservation

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It is considered threatened in Costa Rica. It is found from sea level up to 650 m (2,130 ft) in altitude in the rivers of the Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge.[7] It is common in the Toro Negro State Forest in central Puerto Rico.[8] and in Mountain rivers of the Dominican Republic.

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