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Cephalopholis polleni (Bleeker, 1868)

Harlequin hind
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Gerape, Harlequin cod, Kerapu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Flores (Ref. 8631, 47567) and Togean and Banggai Islands; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Museum: BPBM 31501 (Bonerate Group, Kakabia Island). Also Ref. 4787, 48635, 090102, 089707.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Cephalopholis: Greek, kephale = head + Greek, pholis = scale (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

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

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 120 m (Ref. 9710), usually 25 - 120 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical; 28°N - 24°S, 46°E - 156°W (Ref. 5222)

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