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Paralepis speciosa Bellotti, 1878

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Spain country information

Common names: Becut de mena
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Including Islas Baleares.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bauchot, M.-L., 1987
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Paralepididae (Barracudinas)
Etymology: Paralepis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 660 - 1485 m (Ref. 104125).   Deep-water; 46°N - 30°N, 6°W - 36°E

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