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Acanthistius sebastoides (Castelnau, 1861)

Koester
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Mozambique country information

Common names: Garoupa escorpião
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga, 1990
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Mozambique (Ref. 4319, 5213). Recorded from Inhaca I. (Ref. 5285). Outside distributional range, occurrence needs verification.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Acanthistius: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, istion = sail (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Castelnau.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 83528).   Subtropical; 25°S - 36°S, 22°E - 35°E (Ref. 56293)

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