Dajaus monticola (Bancroft, 1834)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The mountain mullet (Dajaus monticola) is a freshwater ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae. It can be found in North and South America, from North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana and Texas in the United States to Colombia and Venezuela, including the West Indies in the Antilles. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Dajaus.
Wikipedia contributors, Mountain mullet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:29:15.371254+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dajaus monticola (Bancroft, 1834)
- Name authority
- (Bancroft, 1834)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Mugiliformes
- Family
- Mugilidae
- Genus
- Dajaus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderMugiliformes
- familyMugilidae Jarocki, 1822
- genusDajaus Valenciennes, 1836
- speciesDajaus monticola (Bancroft, 1834)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dajaus elongatus Kner, 1863 Kner, 1863 | synonym |
| Mugil monticola Bancroft, 1834 Bancroft, 1834 | synonym |
| Neomugil digueti Vaillant, 1894 Vaillant, 1894 | synonym |
| Agonostomus monticola (Bancroft, 1834) (Bancroft, 1834) | synonym |
| Agonostoma microps Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861 | synonym |
| Agonostoma nasutum Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861 | synonym |
| Agonostomus hancocki Seale, 1932 Seale, 1932 | synonym |
| Agonostomus microps (Günther, 1861) (Günther, 1861) | synonym |
| Joturus daguae Eigenmann, 1918 Eigenmann, 1918 | synonym |
| Mugil irretitus Gosse, 1851 Gosse, 1851 | synonym |
| Agonostomus salvini Regan, 1907 Regan, 1907 | synonym |
| Agonostomus monitcola (Bancroft, 1834) (Bancroft, 1834) | synonym |
| Agonostoma percoides Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861 | synonym |
| Agonostoma squamipinne Mohr, 1927 Mohr, 1927 | synonym |
| Agonostomus macracanthus Regan, 1907 Regan, 1907 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1042835 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33YPQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.