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Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale, 1901)

Sharpnose wrasse
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Little Sta. Cruz, Zamboanga, USNM 89968 (Holotype). Rapurapu I., USNM 93529(W. triocellata). Tagauayan I., Cuyo Is., USNM 236516. Balicasag I., USNM 236517. Pamilacan I., USNM 236519. Siquijor, BPBM 28102. Negros USNM 236518. Also Ref. 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: Randall, J.E., 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Cheilininae
Etymology:   More on author: Seale.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 36 m (Ref. 89972).   Tropical; 30°N - 25°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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