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Acanthopagrus randalli Iwatsuki & Carpenter, 2009

Middle East Black Seabream
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Bahrain country information

Common names: Middle East Black Seabream
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality, collected from fish market in Bahrain, BPBM 33135 (holotype of Acanthopagrus randalli, 32.2 cm SL) (Ref. 82482).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ba.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Iwatsuki, Y. and K.E. Carpenter, 2009
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Acanthopagrus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, pagros, a kind of fish (Ref. 45335);  randalli: The specific name “randalli” is proposed in honor of Dr. John E. Randall who collected the holotype and who is clearly one of the greatest ichthyologists of all times (Ref. 82482).

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

Marine; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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