# Cestraeus

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Genus of ray-finned fishes

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

***Cestraeus*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [mullets](/source/Mullet_(fish)) found in rivers of [Asia](/source/Asia) and [Oceania](/source/Oceania).

## Species

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

- *[Cestraeus goldiei](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cestraeus_goldiei&action=edit&redlink=1)* ([W. J. Macleay](/source/William_John_Macleay), 1883) – goldie river mullet

- *[Cestraeus oxyrhyncus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cestraeus_oxyrhyncus&action=edit&redlink=1)* Valenciennes, 1836 – sharp-nosed river mullet

- *[Cestraeus plicatilis](/source/Cestraeus_plicatilis)* Valenciennes, 1836 – lobed river mullet

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Froese, Rainer](/source/Rainer_Froese); [Pauly, Daniel](/source/Daniel_Pauly) (eds.). ["Species in genus *Cestraeus*"](https://www.fishbase.org/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Cestraeus). *[FishBase](/source/FishBase)*. June 2012 version.

## External links

- Media related to [Cestraeus](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cestraeus) at Wikimedia Commons

- Data related to [*Cestraeus*](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/%27%27Cestraeus%27%27) at Wikispecies

v t e Mugiliformes species (Mullets) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Mugiliformes Mugilidae Agonostomus Comoro mullet (A. catalai) Fairy mullet (A. telfairii) Aldrichetta Yellow-eye mullet (A. forsteri) Cestraeus Cestraeus goldiei Cestraeus oxyrhyncus Lobed river mullet (C. plicatilis) Chaenomugil Snouted mullet (C. proboscideus) Chelon Golden grey mullet (C. auratus) Cape Verde mullet (C. bispinosus) Diassanga mullet (C. bandialensis) Chelon caeruleus Grooved mullet (C. dumerili) Thicklip grey mullet (C. labrosus) Chelon natalensis Thinlip grey mullet (C. ramada) South African mullet (C. richardsonii) Leaping mullet (C. saliens) Striped mullet (C. tricuspidens) Crenimugil Bluetail mullet (C. buchanani) Fringelip mullet (C. crenilabis) Half fringelip mullet (C. heterocheilos) Longfin mullet (C. pedaraki) Bluespot mullet (C. seheli) Dajaus Mountain mullet (D. monticola) Ellochelon Squaretail mullet (E. vaigiensis) Gracimugil Flat-tail mullet (G. argenteus) Joturus Bobo mullet (J. pichardi) Minimugil Yellowtail mullet (M. cascasia) Mugil Banana mullet (M. bananensis) Mugil brevirostris Broussonnet's mullet (M. broussonnetii) Leaping African mullet (M. capurrii) Flathead grey mullet (M. cephalus) White mullet (M. curema) Dwarf mullet (M. curvidens) Redeye mullet (M. gaimardianus) Galapagos mullet (M. galapagensis) Hospe mullet (M. hospes) Parassi mullet (M. incilis) Lebranche mullet (M. liza) Mugil margaritae Mugil rubrioculus Liseta mullet (M. setosus) Thoburn's mullet (M. thoburni) Mugil trichodon Myxus Sand grey mullet (M. elongatus) Neochelon Sicklefin mullet (N. falcipinnis) Neomyxus Acute-jawed mullet (N. leuciscus) Oedalechilus Boxlip mullet (O. labeo) Osteomugil Longarm mullet (O. cunnesius) Kanda (O. engeli) Osteomugil formosae Longfinned mullet (O. perusii) Robust mullet (O. robustus) Speigler's mullet (O. speigleri) Parachelon Largescaled mullet (P. grandisquamis) Paramugil Silver mullet (P. georgii) Broad-mouthed mullet (P. parmatus) Planiliza Abu mullet (P. abu) Diamond mullet (P. alata) Keeled mullet (P. carinata) So-iuy mullet (P. haematocheilus) Klunzinger's mullet (P. klunzingeri) Eastern keelback mullet (P. lauvergnii) Largescale mullet (P. macrolepis) Saint Lucia mullet (P. melinoptera) Indian mullet (P. mandapamensis) Planiliza ordensis Gold-spot mullet (P. parsia) Persian mullet (P. persicus) Tade gray mullet (P. planiceps) Greenback mullet (P. subviridis) Planiliza tade Plicomugil Hornlip mullet (P. labiosus) Pseudomyxus Freshwater mullet (P. capensis) Rhinomugil Corsula (R. corsula) Sicamugil Burmese mullet (S. hamiltonii) Squalomugil Shark mullet (S. nasutus) Trachystoma Pinkeye mullet (T. petardi)

Taxon identifiers Cestraeus Wikidata: Q555827 Wikispecies: Cestraeus BOLD: 399386 CoL: 3LBK GBIF: 5961128 iNaturalist: 87314 ITIS: 630292 NCBI: 1040946 WoRMS: 268691

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