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Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Mangrove red snapper
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Philippines country information

Common names: Ahaan, Aliso, Aliso
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Rau, N. and A. Rau, 1980
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Emata, A.C., 2003
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Specimens were collected from Calbiga-a creek, Leyte in 1993 (Ref. 7223) and Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). Migrated into Lake Mainit via the Tubay River, Mindanao (Ref. 4867, 13446, 81829), reported from Kalinawan River (Ref. 81829). Also recorded from Taal (Ref. 12165, 13446). Recorded from Taal as part of pond culture and cage culture in BFAR-NFBC, Butong, Batangas (Ref. 81499). Reported from Lake Naujan (Ref. 13446). Also Ref. 55, 469, 53416, 59176, 121724.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McManus, J.W., C.L. Nañola Jr., R.B. Reyes Jr. and K.N. Kesner, 1992
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Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
  More on author: Forsskål.

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 120 m (Ref. 9710).   Subtropical; 16°C - 30°C (Ref. 2060); 39°N - 35°S, 26°E - 134°W (Ref. 54571)

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