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Aulacocephalus temminckii Bleeker, 1855

Goldribbon soapfish
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Reunion Island [La] (La Réunion) country information

Common names: Savon à bande jaune, Savon bande jaune
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: of no interest | Ref: Taquet, M. and A. Diringer, 1992
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Never observed by divers, abundance unknown (ref. 89967). Released when caught by fishermen because of the soap-tasting mucus, although it can be washed with hot water to make the fish edible (ref. 89967). Common depth: 120-250 m (ref. 89967). Common length: 25 cm (Ref. 89967). Museum: MHNRUN 134; MNHN A.7736, 2586, 4068, 1963-0039, 1998-0509; NMW uncat. (1 specimen) (Ref. 33390). Also Ref. 4326.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
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Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Liopropomatidae (Painted basslets) > Diploprioninae
Etymology: Aulacocephalus: Greek, aulos = flute + Greek, kephales = head (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 350 m (Ref. 58488).   Tropical; 20°N - 36°S

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