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Agonostomus catalai in Mozambique
Comoro mullet

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Agonostomus catalai   Pellegrin, 1932
Family:	Mugilidae (Mullets)			picture (Agcat_u6.jpg) by Keith, P.
Order:	Mugiliformes  (Mullets)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Comoro mullet
Max. size:	20.0 cm (male/unsexed; Ref. 3468)
Environment:	pelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Assuming Fec > 10,000)
Distribution:	Africa: Comoros and Madagascar (rare in Comoros. Ref. 57749).
Biology:	Found in estuaries and fresh water (Ref. 5213). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Harrison, Ian
Main Ref:	Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga. 1990. (Ref. 5213)
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Mozambique country information
Common names:	Tainha comorana		Ref:  Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga, 1990
Status:	questionable		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurrence needs confirmation (Ref. 5213).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mz.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga, 1990
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	Entered:  Garilao, Cristina V.

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