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,[1] it may also occur in estuaries,[2] It is eaten in Madagascar.[1] The specific name honours René Catala (1901-1988) who was a coffee planter and biologist who collected type in Madagascar.[3] It lays non adhesive, floating eggs.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Mugiliformes |
| Family: | Mugilidae |
| Genus: | Agonostomus |
| Species: | A. catalai
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| Binomial name | |
| Agonostomus catalai Pellegrin, 1932
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References edit
- ^ a b c Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Agonostomus catalai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T197034A2478197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T197034A2478197.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Agonostomus catalai" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (4 June 2018). "Mugiliformes". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 October 2018.