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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
Fish with common names including the word "mullet" may be a member of one family or the other, or even unrelated such as the freshwater Catostomus commersonii. [8] However, recent taxonomic work has reorganised the family and the following genera make up the Mugilidae: [9] [2]
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The half-fringelip mullet (Crenimugil heterocheilos), usually assigned to Crenimugil, appears to belong to a separate genus, Paracrenimugil, based on DNA-based cladistic analysis. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In addition, the longfin mullet ( Crenimugil pedaraki ) is listed by some authorities in the separate genus Moolgarda .
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The largescaled mullet is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Mugilidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from Mauritania to the Gulf of Guinea . It is the only species in the monospecific genus Parachelon .
Chelon possesses the elongated body and dorsal fins typical of the order Mugiliformes, with frontal fins defined by four spines and anal fins with soft rays.The maximum sizes described vary between 15 cm for the Cape Verde mullet and 32 cm for the thicklip grey mullet.