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Porichthys margaritatus (Richardson, 1844)

Daisy midshipman
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Ecuador country information

Common names: Bruja
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 9277.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Béarez, P., 1996
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Common names from other countries

Crapaud marguérite, Sapo margarita, Pearlspot midshipman, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes) > Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Porichthyinae
Etymology: Porichthys: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Richardson.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 4 - 137 m (Ref. 9277).   Tropical

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