Mountain Mullet
Dajaus monticola
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 588
- Most observed in
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mountain mullet”.