''Cestraeus'' is a
genus
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of
mullets found in rivers of
Asia
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and
Oceania
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.
Species
There are currently three recognised species in this genus:
* ''
Cestraeus goldiei
''Cestraeus'' is a genus of mullet (fish), mullets found in rivers of Asia and Oceania.
Species
There are currently three recognised species in this genus:
* ''Cestraeus goldiei'' (William John Macleay, W. J. Macleay, 1883) – goldie river m ...
''
( W. J. Macleay, 1883) – goldie river mullet
* ''
Cestraeus oxyrhyncus''
Valenciennes, 1836 – sharp-nosed river mullet
* ''
Cestraeus plicatilis''
Valenciennes, 1836 – lobed river mullet
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Mugilidae
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