Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mountain Mullet

Dajaus monticola

Spanish: Machín

Mountain Mullet (Dajaus monticola)
Photographed by vctrndr on iNaturalist

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. Most often recorded in Jul.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Mugiliformes › Mugilidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,037 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2024 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Mountain Mullet (Dajaus monticola) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/dajaus-monticola/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.