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The lobed river mullet (Cestraeus plicatilis [2]), also known as ludong or banak, [3] is a freshwater mullet. While it is claimed to be endemic to Cagayan River and tributaries extending through the watersheds of Cagayan Valley and the Santa-Abra River Systems of Ilocos Sur and Abra in the Philippines, [4] verifiable and reliable sources have listed Celebes, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and ...
Cestraeus goldiei (W. J. Macleay, 1883) – goldie river mullet Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Valenciennes, 1836 – sharp-nosed river mullet Cestraeus plicatilis Valenciennes, 1836 – lobed river mullet
The Black kokanee or Kunimasu, once thought to be extinct, is now classed as extinct in the wild. This list of freshwater fish recorded in Japan is primarily based on the IUCN Red List, which, for fish found in inland waters, details the conservation status of some two hundred and sixty-one species, seventy-three of them endemic. [1]
The freshwater mullet was previously assigned to Myxus, but genetic studies in 2012 found it to be more closely related to the Fringelip mullet than to the Sand grey mullet, necessitating the erection of the monospecific genus Pseudomyxus for this species. [3] [4]
The specific name honours a Mr Petard who sent Castelnau specimens of fishes he collected in the Richmond River in New South Wales; these included the type of this species. [6] It is a dark greenish-brown mullet with a silvery belly and pale yellowish fins. It has a body which is deep and robust with a small mouth and small eyes.
It is known with numerous English names, including the flathead mullet, striped mullet (US, American Fisheries Society name), black mullet, bully mullet, common mullet, grey mullet, sea mullet and mullet, among others. [1] [3] The flathead grey mullet is a mainly diurnal coastal species that often enters estuaries and rivers.
The bluespot mullet (Crenimugil seheli) is a member of the ray-finned fish family Mugilidae found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and in some species in fresh water. [2] Crenimugil seheli have served as an important source of food in South East Asia.
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