Lobed river mullet

Lobed river mullet
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Genus: Cestraeus
Species:
C. plicatilis
Binomial name
Cestraeus plicatilis
MacLeay, 1883

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 Fiji as areas where the lobed river mullet may be found.[5][6]

According to the BFAR, this fish is habituating in the deep pools of Addalem River in Aglipay, Quirino, and rapids of Didimpit in Lacab, Jones, Isabela.

  1. ^ Hoese, D.; Ame, E.C.; Torres, A.G.; Kesner-Reyes, K. & Angeles, I.J.P. (2021). "Cestraeus plicatilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T196419A162164358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T196419A162164358.en. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ Escaño, Vanessa Mae (July–December 2022). "Updates on Identification and Distribution of the River Mullet "Ludong" in Northern Philippines" (PDF). The Philippine Journal of Fisheries. 29 (2). doi:10.31398/tpjf/29.2.2022A0003. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Lobed River Mullet (Cestraeus plicatilis)". Fishing The Philippines. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ "BAR TODAY || Official Quarterly Publication of the Bureau of Agricultural Research". Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  5. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cestraeus plicatilis". FishBase. April 2024 version.
  6. ^ ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/x2400e/x2400e02.pdf