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Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sargassumfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: Peixe-doutor, Peixe-pescador
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Rio de Janeiro south to Santa Catarina (Ref. 57756). Also Ref. 6773, 7251.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Floeter, S.R., J.L. Gasparini, L.A. Rocha, C.E.L. Ferreira, C.A. Rangel and B.M. Feitoza, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sargassum fish, Poisson-pêcheur des Sargasses, Pez sargazo, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Antennariidae (Frogfishes)
Etymology: Histrio: Latin, histrionicus = related with actors; because of the movements of that mekaes this fish before catching its preys (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 58302), usually 0 - 2 m (Ref. 58302).   Subtropical; 46°N - 36°S, -180°W - 180°E

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