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Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn, 1782)

Pineconefish
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Cambodia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Tana, T.S., 2050
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in deeper offshore waters (Ref. 31154). Often caught by trawlers (Ref. 31154).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Tana, T.S., 2050
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Common names from other countries

Dick bride-groom fish, Japanese pineapplefish, Poisson pomme de pin, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) > Monocentridae (Pinecone fishes)
Etymology: Monocentris: Greek, monos = one + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 300 m (Ref. 127470).   Tropical

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