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Common names: Bontoo, Chammam, Gaudarufana
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the east coast (Ref. 45255). Recorded from Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108). Museum: Lakshadweep (Laccadive Is.), Minicoy and Kilta, CMFRI-LA-F 115/117 (Ref. 5222). Also Ref. 4787.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

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Mérou loutre, Mero lutria, Green grouper, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 300 m (Ref. 28016). Subtropical; 30°N - 32°S, 29°E - 123°W (Ref. 5222)

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Epinephelus tauvina (Fabricius, 1775)

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