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Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spotted sicklefish
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: Drepane, 雞籠䱽, 雞籠鯧
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Wilson, K.D.P., 2003
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Lobster Bay (Ref. 33067). Juveniles also reported from Starfish Bay (Ref. 125515). The species was observed on 2 to 10 occasions during 400 dive surveys on artificial reefs (Ref. 119494). Available in the market all year, but in better supply in March and April and September to December (Ref. 12075). Also Ref. 3283.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Drepaneidae (Sicklefishes)
Etymology: Drepane: Greek, drepane = sickle (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - 49 m (Ref. 86942).   Subtropical; 32°N - 26°S, 32°E - 160°W

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