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Grammistes sexlineatus (Thunberg, 1792)

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

Common names: Savon raies d'or, Savonnette
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Taquet, M. and A. Diringer, 1992
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Not edible (ref. 89967). Max length: 20 cm (ref. 89967). Depth: 0-20 cm (ref. 89967). Like off Cap La Houssaye, Saint Leu lagoon. Museum: Camp Militaire, La Saline, lagoon, LEMUR uncat. (31) (4 specimens). MHNRUN 67; Cap La Houssaye, MHNRUN 364.NHN 1981-1201, 1988-0432. SMNS 20839, 20942 (Ref. 33390).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/re.html
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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

Lined soapfish, Black and white striped soapfish, Skunkfish, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Grammistidae (Soapfishes)
Etymology: Grammistes: Greek, gramma, atos = signal, mark (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 130 m (Ref. 37816), usually 1 - 20 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 32°N - 23°S

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