New records of the Mountain Mullet, Dajaus monticola (Bancroft, 1834), and an overview of historical records in Texas

By

Kubicek, Kole M.
Pinion, Amanda K.
Conway, Kevin W.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-6-7

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

471--478

Subjects

amphidromy , Brazos River , Gulf of Mexico , Mugiliformes

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.3.471

 

Abstract

Dajaus monticola (Bancroft, 1834) is an amphidromous species of mugilid known from South and Central America and the islands of the Caribbean but is rarely collected in Gulf coast states of the United States. Two new records of D. monticola collected from the Gulf of Mexico (Brazoria Co.) and the Brazos River (Washington Co.) are reported from Texas. The rare occurrence of D. monticola in Texas is discussed and diagnostic characters used to distinguish this species from other mugilids found in Texas are reevaluated.