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Cestraeus plicatilis Valenciennes, 1836

Lobed river mullet
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Indonesia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Celebes.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Harrison, I.J. and H. Senou, 1997
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Mugiliformes (Mullets) > Mugilidae (Mullets)
Etymology: Cestraeus: Greek, kestra = a kind of shark; Greek, kestros = sharpened, 1876 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande; katadrom (Ref. 97775); djupintervall 0 - 5 m (Ref. 86942).   Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Asia: Celebes, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Fiji. Also from Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 96268).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9812); common length : 20.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9812)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Very little available data. Possibly ascending some way up rivers. Probably taken incidentally or as part of subsistence fisheries in rivers. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Harrison, Ian | Medarbetare

Harrison, I.J. and H. Senou, 1997. Order Mugiliformes. Mugilidae. Mullets. p. 2069-2108. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9812)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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