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Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède, 1801)

Snubnose pompano
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: Dart, Ladyfish, Moonfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1997
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from coral areas in Tung Ping Chau, Grass Island, Sharp Island, and Shelter Island. Only a single individual was observed at each site (Ref. 128523). Sold in live fish markets (Ref. 125552). Commonly consumed in Hong Kong (Ref. 125589). Also Ref. 12087, 94637.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Trachinotinae
Etymology: Trachinotus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek,noton = back (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lacepède.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 7 m (Ref. 5439).   Tropical; 31°N - 35°S, 30°E - 157°W

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