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Common names: Aswang mataan, Baga, Baga-baga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: commercial | Ref: Ordoñez, J.A., 1985
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Ref. 58652). Recorded from the Visayan Sea (Ref. 110387). Also Ref. 1602, 48613, 121724.
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

Beauclaire miroir, Catalufa espejuelo, Lunartail bigeye, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)
Etymology: Priacanthus: Greek, prion = saw + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 250 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 36°N - 36°S, 24°E - 109°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius, 1775)

Common names from other countries

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

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