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Ranzania laevis (Pennant, 1776)

Slender sunfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: Peixe-lua, Peixe-roda
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Ceará, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul (Ref. 36453). Also Ref. 7251.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Molidae (Molas or Ocean Sunfishes)
Etymology: Ranzania: Because of Camillo Ranzani, 1775-1841, catholic priest and naturalist (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 1 - 140 m (Ref. 58302).   Subtropical; 71°N - 55°S, 180°W - 180°E

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