# Mountain mullet

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Species of ray-finned fish

Mountain mullet Juvenile Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Secure (NatureServe)[2] Scientific 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](/source/Ray-finned_fish) of the family [Mugilidae](/source/Mugilidae).[4] It can be found in North and South America, from [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina), [Florida](/source/Florida), [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana) and [Texas](/source/Texas) in the United States[2] to Colombia and Venezuela, including the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies) in the [Antilles](/source/Antilles).[5] It is the only species in the [monotypic](/source/Monotypic) genus ***Dajaus***.[6]

## Conservation

It is considered [threatened](/source/Threatened_species) 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](/source/Maquenque_National_Wildlife_Refuge).[7] It is common in the [Toro Negro State Forest](/source/Toro_Negro_State_Forest) in central [Puerto Rico](/source/Puerto_Rico).[8] and in Mountain rivers of the Dominican Republic.

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Agonostomus monticola](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Agonostomus_monticola).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-iucn_status_20_November_2021_1-0)** NatureServe. & Lyons, T.J. (2019). ["*Agonostomus monticola*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192943/129628295). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2019** e.T192943A129628295. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T192943A129628295.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T192943A129628295.en). Retrieved 20 November 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NatureServe_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NatureServe_2-1) ["*Agonostomus monticola*"](https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100752/Agonostomus_monticola). *NatureServe Explorer*. 7.1. [The Nature Conservancy](/source/The_Nature_Conservancy). Retrieved 27 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CoF_3-0)** Fricke, Ron; [Eschmeyer, William N.](/source/William_N._Eschmeyer) & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). ["*Dajaus*"](http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=1404). *[Catalog of Fishes](/source/Catalog_of_Fishes)*. [California Academy of Sciences](/source/California_Academy_of_Sciences). Retrieved 29 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-itis_4-0)** ["Agonostomus monticola"](https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=170355). [Integrated Taxonomic Information System](/source/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System). Retrieved 9 September 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["*Dajaus monticola*"](https://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Dajaus&speciesname=monticola). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. September 2013 version.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["Species in genus *Dajaus*"](https://www.fishbase.org/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Dajaus). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. September 2013 version.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CCT.Ramsar#2_7-0)** Mauricio Salas Varga (2009). [Humedales Maquenque - Humedales de Ramsar (FIR) – Anexo #2 Biodiversidad 2009](https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/46533284/documents/CR1918taxo2009.pdf) (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Centro Científico Tropical. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [*Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro.*](http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/30-Toro%20Negro%20ultimo.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150807061645/http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/30-Toro%20Negro%20ultimo.pdf) 2015-08-07 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. [Publication/Issue: P-030] Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

v t e Mugiliformes species (Mullets) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Mugiliformes Mugilidae Agonostomus Comoro mullet (A. catalai) Fairy mullet (A. telfairii) Aldrichetta Yellow-eye mullet (A. forsteri) Cestraeus Cestraeus goldiei Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Lobed river mullet (C. plicatilis) Chaenomugil Snouted mullet (C. proboscideus) Chelon Golden grey mullet (C. auratus) Cape Verde mullet (C. bispinosus) Diassanga mullet (C. bandialensis) Chelon caeruleus Grooved mullet (C. dumerili) Thicklip grey mullet (C. labrosus) Chelon natalensis Thinlip grey mullet (C. ramada) South African mullet (C. richardsonii) Leaping mullet (C. saliens) Striped mullet (C. tricuspidens) Crenimugil Bluetail mullet (C. buchanani) Fringelip mullet (C. crenilabis) Half fringelip mullet (C. heterocheilos) Longfin mullet (C. pedaraki) Bluespot mullet (C. seheli) Dajaus Mountain mullet (D. monticola) Ellochelon Squaretail mullet (E. vaigiensis) Gracimugil Flat-tail mullet (G. argenteus) Joturus Bobo mullet (J. pichardi) Minimugil Yellowtail mullet (M. cascasia) Mugil Banana mullet (M. bananensis) Mugil brevirostris Broussonnet's mullet (M. broussonnetii) Leaping African mullet (M. capurrii) Flathead grey mullet (M. cephalus) White mullet (M. curema) Dwarf mullet (M. curvidens) Redeye mullet (M. gaimardianus) Galapagos mullet (M. galapagensis) Hospe mullet (M. hospes) Parassi mullet (M. incilis) Lebranche mullet (M. liza) Mugil margaritae Mugil rubrioculus Liseta mullet (M. setosus) Thoburn's mullet (M. thoburni) Mugil trichodon Myxus Sand grey mullet (M. elongatus) Neochelon Sicklefin mullet (N. falcipinnis) Neomyxus Acute-jawed mullet (N. leuciscus) Oedalechilus Boxlip mullet (O. labeo) Osteomugil Longarm mullet (O. cunnesius) Kanda (O. engeli) Osteomugil formosae Longfinned mullet (O. perusii) Robust mullet (O. robustus) Speigler's mullet (O. speigleri) Parachelon Largescaled mullet (P. grandisquamis) Paramugil Silver mullet (P. georgii) Broad-mouthed mullet (P. parmatus) Planiliza Abu mullet (P. abu) Diamond mullet (P. alata) Keeled mullet (P. carinata) So-iuy mullet (P. haematocheilus) Klunzinger's mullet (P. klunzingeri) Eastern keelback mullet (P. lauvergnii) Largescale mullet (P. macrolepis) Saint Lucia mullet (P. melinoptera) Indian mullet (P. mandapamensis) Planiliza ordensis Gold-spot mullet (P. parsia) Persian mullet (P. persicus) Tade gray mullet (P. planiceps) Greenback mullet (P. subviridis) Planiliza tade Plicomugil Hornlip mullet (P. labiosus) Pseudomyxus Freshwater mullet (P. capensis) Rhinomugil Corsula (R. corsula) Sicamugil Burmese mullet (S. hamiltonii) Squalomugil Shark mullet (S. nasutus) Trachystoma Pinkeye mullet (T. petardi)

Taxon identifiers Dajaus monticola Wikidata: Q46325615 BOLD: 783412 CoL: 33YPQ FishBase: 1085 GBIF: 9577973 iNaturalist: 1316746 IUCN: 192943 OBIS: 1042835 Open Tree of Life: 760514 WoRMS: 1042835 Agonostomus monticola Wikidata: Q2478695 Wikispecies: Agonostomus monticola CoL: 5TSRV GBIF: 2400888 iNaturalist: 93535 IRMNG: 10153577 ITIS: 170355 NatureServe: 2.100752 NCBI: 661228 Observation.org: 264361 WoRMS: 159413 Mugil monticola Wikidata: Q46325781 CoL: 44J6Z GBIF: 2400889 IRMNG: 11335630 WoRMS: 303911

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