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Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier, 1828)

Checkered snapper
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Palau country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in the following southwest islands: Tobi, Helen Reef, Merir, and Sonsorol (Ref. 99878).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ps.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Myers, R.F., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
  More on author: Cuvier.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 128797).   Tropical; 31°N - 19°S, 75°E - 142°E (Ref. 55)

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