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Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758

Grooved razor-fish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Ian ng Moros, Isdang laring-laring, Isdang sikuan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Calamianes Islands, northern Palawan (Ref. 48613), Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107853) and Visayan Sea (Ref. 110387). Also Ref. 559.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Conlu, P.V., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Syngnathiformes (Pipefishes and seahorses) > Centriscidae (Snipefishes and shrimpfishes) > Centriscinae
Etymology: Centriscus: Derived from Greek, kentris, -idos = sting (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 100 m (Ref. 37816), usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 34°N - 35°S, 32°E - 172°E

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