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Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787)

Broadbarred firefish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Ampo, Bantol, Bantoy
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref:
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Calamianes Islands, northern Palawan (Ref. 48613), Calatagan and Nasugbu (Ref. 107853), Balicasag, Bohol (Ref. 58652) and Malalag Bay (Ref. 106380). Also Ref. 1602, 53416, 95664, 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: Broad, G., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Pteroinae
Etymology: Pterois: Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 86 m (Ref. 95664).   Tropical; 42°N - 40°S, 30°E - 137°W

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