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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 ...
Banak, a common name for the lobed river mullet from the Philippines Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Banak .
Fishing is the way of life of most of coastal community. So, the marine fish fauna gives a greater commercial value to the country's economy, as well as well being of the coastal people. [2] Marine fish are strictly different from freshwater counterparts due to high salinity of sea water, which they live.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
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]
It is a very popular and sought-after food in the Bengal region, and is the national fish of Bangladesh [3] and state fish of the Indian state of West Bengal. [ 4 ] As of 2023, 97% of the world's total ilish supply originates in Bangladesh . [ 5 ]
Its length is typically 30 to 75 centimetres (12 to 30 in). 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]
Other fish species used include threadfin breams (Nemipteridae, locally known as bisugo); grey mullets (Mugilidae, locally known as banak); and sardines (Sardinella spp. and Dussumieria acuta, locally known as tunsoy or tamban).