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Variola albimarginata Baissac, 1953

White-edged lyretail
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Geurape cabeung, Kerapu nenas, Lyre-tail cod
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: From Bali Strait to Timor Sea (Ref. 5978, 47567); including Flores (Ref. , 8631, 47567) and Mentawai Islands (Ref. 27157). Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Manado and vicinity, Sangalakki Island, Togean and Banggai Islands and Pulau Weh; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Museum: RMNH 5461. Sumatera, Nias, NTM S.10771-002. Molucca Is., Ambon, BPBM 19219, 19321. NTM S.11038-001. Also Ref. 4787, 37816, 48635.
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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: Variola: Latin, variolus = pustule, pock (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 200 m (Ref. 5222), usually 12 - 90 m (Ref. 37816).   Tropical; 29°N - 26°S, 38°E - 171°W (Ref. 5222)

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