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Mountain mullet

Dajaus monticola (Bancroft, 1834)

Status not recordedbony fish

The mountain mullet (Dajaus monticola) is a species in the family Mugilidae, order Mugiliformes.

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Quick facts about the mountain 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 mountain mullet live?

Not recorded

Is the mountain 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 mountain mullet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderMugiliformes
  5. familyMugilidae
  6. genusDajaus
  7. SpeciesDajaus monticola (Bancroft, 1834)

Synonyms Agonostoma microps, Agonostoma monticola, Agonostoma nasutum, Agonostoma percoides, Agonostoma squamipinne, Agonostomus hancocki, Agonostomus macracanthus, Agonostomus microps, Agonostomus monitcola, Agonostomus monticola, Agonostomus salvini, Anostomus salvini, Dajaus elongatus, Dojaus monticola, Joturus daguae, Mugil irretitus, Mugil monticola, Neomugil digueti

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • cípal sladkovodníCzech
  • MachínSpanish
  • MuletFrench
  • Miletgcf
  • DajaoSpanish
  • Machín de Tierra CalienteSpanish
  • TepemechínSpanish
  • trucha de tierra calienteSpanish
  • Mulet de montagneFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mountain mullet

Other species in the same genus Dajaus.

CompareMountain mullet vs Dajaus choirorynchus

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mountain mullet?

The mountain mullet (Dajaus monticola) belongs to the family Mugilidae in the order Mugiliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mountain mullet (Dajaus monticola). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-mullet

MLA

“Mountain mullet (Dajaus monticola).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-mullet.

BibTeX
@misc{mountain_mullet_2026,
  title = {Mountain mullet (Dajaus monticola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-mullet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}