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Fairy mullet

Agonostomus telfairii Bennett, 1832

Status not recordedbony fish

The fairy mullet (Agonostomus telfairii) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the fairy mullet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the fairy mullet live?

Not recorded

Is the fairy mullet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the fairy mullet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusAgonostomus
  7. SpeciesAgonostomus telfairii Bennett, 1832

Synonyms Agonostoma dobuloides, Agonostoma telfairii, Agonostomus dobuloides, Agonostomus globuloides, Agonostomus telfair, Agonostomus telfairi, Nestis cyprinoides, Nestis dobuloides

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • cípal TelfairůvCzech
  • Mulet enchanteurFrench
  • ChitteFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fairy mullet

Other species in the same genus Agonostomus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the fairy mullet?

The fairy mullet (Agonostomus telfairii) belongs to the family Mugilidae in the order Mugiliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fairy mullet (Agonostomus telfairii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fairy-mullet

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“Fairy mullet (Agonostomus telfairii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fairy-mullet.

BibTeX
@misc{fairy_mullet_2026,
  title = {Fairy mullet (Agonostomus telfairii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fairy-mullet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}