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Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster, 1801)

Wide-banded hardyhead silverside
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New Caledonia country information

Common names: Croissant queue jaune, Kooin, Kooyin
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality (Ref. 48635). Occurs in the southwest lagoon (Ref. 11889). Recorded from Ouvéa Atoll, Loyalty Is. (Ref. 11897) and the Chesterfield Is. (Ref. 11897). Also Ref. 9760, 2909, 33390, 50119.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Thollot, P., 1996
National Database:

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Atherinidae (Silversides) > Atherinomorinae
Etymology: Atherinomorus: Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Forster.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 39 m (Ref. 11897).   Subtropical; 32°N - 23°S, 32°E - 154°W

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