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Sparisoma atomarium (Poey, 1861)

Greenblotch parrotfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Apparently absent from NE Brazil and are restricted to the continental area between Espírito Santo and São Paulo (Ref. 40827). Traded as an aquarium fish at Fortaleza, Ceará (Ref. 49392).
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: Moura, R.L., J.L. de Figueiredo and I. Sazima, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Sparisomatinae
Etymology: Sparisoma: Latin, sparus = a fish with a golden head + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Poey.

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

Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 20 - 55 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical; 32°N -

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