Comoro mullet
Agonostomus catalai Pellegrin, 1932
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
Agonostomus catalai, the Comoro mullet, is a species of ray-finned fish, a mullet from the family Mugilidae. It is found in the Comoros and Madagascar where it is found in boulder strewn clear, fast flowing rivers, it may also occur in estuaries, It is eaten in Madagascar. The specific name honours René Catala (1901-1988) who was a coffee planter and biologist who collected type in Madagascar. It lays non adhesive, floating eggs.
Wikipedia contributors, Agonostomus catalai; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:47.907035+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Agonostomus catalai Pellegrin, 1932
- Name authority
- Pellegrin, 1932
- Common name
- Comoro mullet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Mugiliformes
- Family
- Mugilidae
- Genus
- Agonostomus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · 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
- genusAgonostomus Bennett, 1832
- speciesAgonostomus catalai Pellegrin, 1932
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Agonostomus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| fairy mulletAgonostomus telfairii Bennett, 1832 | MugilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Agonostomus telfairii var. catalai Pellegrin, 1932 Pellegrin, 1932 | synonym |
| Agonostomus telfair catalai Pellegrin, 1932 Pellegrin, 1932 | synonym |
| Agonostomus telfairi var. catalai Pellegrin, 1932 Pellegrin, 1932 | synonym |
| Agonostomus telfairi catalai Pellegrin, 1932 Pellegrin, 1932 | 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.
- Pellegrin, J. (1932). Poissons nouveaux de Madagascar recueillis par M. Catala. Bulletin de La Société Zoologique de France, v. 57: 424–427. 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:66549. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.