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Chirocentrodon bleekerianus (Poey, 1867)

Dogtooth herring
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Dominican Republic country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html
National Fisheries Authority: ttp://www.cep.unep.org/rep_dom/Rep_Dom.htm#SEA-PESQUERO
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)
Etymology: Chirocentrodon: Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, kentron = sting + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Poey.

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

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 20 - 60 m (Ref. 12225).   Tropical; 24°N - 25°S, 90°W - 32°W (Ref. 188)

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