Lobed river mullet (Cestraeus plicatilis)

Scientific name: Cestraeus plicatilis Valenciennes, 1836

Lobed river mullet (Cestraeus plicatilis)

The Lobed river mullet (Cestraeus plicatilis) is a freshwater fish of the family Mugilidae. Native range: Asia, Celebes, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Fiji.

Biology

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cestraeus plicatilis
Family
Mugilidae (Mullets)
Order
Mugiliformes (Mullets)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
32.5
Common length
20.0
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Celebes, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Fiji.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquaculture: likely future use
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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