Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10.

Common Names

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Chitte , Creole, French , Reunion I.

Chitte , Creole, French , Seychelles

Fe-multe , Danish , Denmark

Fairy mullet , English , Global

Chitte , French , Global

Mulet enchanteur , French , France

特氏圆口鲻 , Mandarin Chinese , China

特氏圓口鯔 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Tainha encantadora , Portuguese , Mozambique

Lisa aduendada , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Mugiliformes

Family: Mugilidae

Genus: Agonostomus

Species: Agonostomus telfairii Bennett, 1832

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Africa: Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles, Anjuan and Comoro Islands (Ref. 3468, 92079).

Biology

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Adults inhabit mainly freshwaters, but may occasionally be found in estuaries (Ref. 2830). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Marketed fresh (Ref. 2830).

Habitat

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freshwater