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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

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Sinh thái học

Biển Cùng sống ở rạn san hô; Mức độ sâu 0 - 80 m (Ref. 9773).   Tropical; 32°N - 34°S, 27°E - 170°W

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