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Chromileptes altivelis (Valenciennes, 1828)

Humpback grouper
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Australia country information

Common names: Barramundi cod, Barramundi cod, Barramundi rock-cod
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Johannes, R.E. and J.W. MacFarlane, 1991
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Dirk Hartog Is., Western Australia to Holbourne Is., Queensland (Ref. 7300); also from the Torres Strait Islands (Ref. 13465). Museum: BPBM 32077; AMS IA.285, IA.3085; BPBM 14482; USNM 202792. Also Ref. 4787, 5222, 090102, 089707.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Johnson, J.W., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mérou bossu, Mero jorobado, 驼背鲈, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Chromileptes: Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch + Greek, leptos = thin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Issue
The spelling of the genus is C*h*romileptes in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697). Although it is a logical change, it needs further inverstigations because of the general usage of C**romileptes.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m (Ref. 9710), usually 5 - 25 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 32°N - 23°S, 88°E - 170°E (Ref. 5222)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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