Description

Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Mugiliformes

Family: Mugilidae

Genus: Cestraeus

Species: Cestraeus goldiei (Macleay, 1883)

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia and Oceania: Philippines south to New Caledonia.

Biology

Inhabit rapid-flowing streams in hilly or mountainous terrain (Ref. 2847). Adults may ascend rivers, reported to 350 m above sea level. Oviparous, eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive (Ref. 205).

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless