Dajaus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:164 Masc. Mugil monticola Bancroft 1834. Type by monotypy. Treated as masculine, Art. 30.2.4. •Synonym of Agonostomus Bennett 1832 -- (Thomson 1986:344 [ref. 6215], Thomson 1997:462 [ref. 23428], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:186 [ref. 24550], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:655 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Dajaus Valenciennes 1836 -- (Durand et al. 2012:691 [ref. 32366], Durand & Borsa 2015:268 [ref. 34115], Xia et al. 2016:170 [ref. 34127] in Mugilinae, Durand 2016:30 [ref. 35589]). Current status: Valid as Dajaus Valenciennes 1836. Mugilidae.