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Anomalops katoptron (Bleeker, 1856)

Splitfin flashlightfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1987
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Commonly captured by fishermen with cast nets in Cebu from shallow waters during October whenthe water is coldest (Ref. 5004). Museum: Cebu, CAS 55163. Numerous specimens collected from Cebu are sold to the worldwide aquarium trade.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) > Anomalopidae (Lanterneye fishes)
Etymology: Anomalops: Greek, anomalos = uneven, irregular + Greek, ops = shape (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 400 m (Ref. 1602).   Tropical; 32°N - 24°S, 117°E - 143°W (Ref. 57368)

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