Cestraeus

Cestraeus is a genus of mullets found in rivers of Asia and Oceania.

Cestraeus
Lobed river mullet (C. plicatilis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Cestraeus
Valenciennes, 1836
Type species
Cestraeus plicatilis
Valenciennes, 1836
Species

See text

Species

There are currently three recognised species in this genus:[1]

  • Cestraeus goldiei (W. J. Macleay, 1883) – goldie river mullet
  • Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Valenciennes, 1836 – sharp-nosed river mullet
  • Cestraeus plicatilis Valenciennes, 1836 – lobed river mullet

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cestraeus in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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