Dajaus monticola (Bancroft 1834)

Procamallanus Infection 23. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Spinitectus Infestation 3. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Spinitectus Infestation 4. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Spawning period coincides with the rainy season in some areas where it occurs (Ref. 42119).

Catadromous. Migrating from freshwater to the sea to spawn, e.g., European eels. Subdivision of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 9

Inhabits pools and runs of small to medium rivers (Ref. 86798). Adults live in freshwater rivers and streams. Young are encountered occasionally in brackish waters. This is the only mullet that ascends far inland and spends all its adult life in freshwater (Ref. 11225). Tend to be few and solitary in upper streams, but form uneven schools in larger streams at lower elevations (Ref. 11225). Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205). Usually spawn during the rainy season (Ref. 42119). Caught and consumed by local populations in some parts of central America.

fisheries: subsistence fisheries

The mountain mullet (Dajaus monticola) is a freshwater 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.