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Sargocentron violaceum (Bleeker, 1853)

Violet squirrelfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Baga, Baga-baga, Baga-baga
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Palawan, Puerto Princesa Bay. Museum: Mindoro, Galena Bay, USNM 169270. Luzon, Lingayen Gulf, Pangasinan, LACM 42467-6 (Ref. 27370). Also Ref. 1602, 58652, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Montilla, J., 1938
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes(গণ , প্রজাতি ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Holocentriformes (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes) > Holocentrinae
Etymology: Sargocentron: Greek, sargos = sargus + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

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

সামুদ্রিক রীফ সংশ্লিষ্ট; গভীরতার পরিসীমা 0 - 100 m (Ref. 128797), usually 1 - 15 m (Ref. 27370).   Tropical; 30°N - 24°S

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