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Sufflamen chrysopterum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Halfmoon triggerfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Ampapagot, Flagtail triggerfish, Halfmoon triggerfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Calamianes Is. (Ref. 48613), Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon (Ref. 58652), Dauin-Apo I. (Ref. 127519), Nasugbu, Batangas (Ref. 107853), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), San Juan,Batangas (Ref. 107854), Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276) and Davao Gulf (Ref. 106380). Edible but flesh may be poisonous (Ref. 12745). Also Ref. 48613, 53416, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rau, N. and A. Rau, 1980
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Eye-stripe triggerfish, Goldenfinned triggerfish, Half-moon triggerfish, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Balistidae (Triggerfishes)
Etymology: Sufflamen: Latin, sufflamen = clog (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 80 m (Ref. 9773).   Tropical; 32°N - 34°S, 27°E - 170°W

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