Agonostomus telfairii
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Agonostomus telfairii E. T. Bennett, 1832
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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 Réunion.[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
- ^ a b Stiassny, M. 1996. Agonostomus telfairii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 13 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Agonostomus telfairii. FishBase. 2015.