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Variola albimarginata Baissac, 1953

White-edged lyretail
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Reunion Island [La] (La Réunion) country information

Common names: Croissant queue blanche, Tire bourre
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Taquet, M. and A. Diringer, 1992
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Taquet, M. and A. Diringer, 1992
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Less often observed by divers than Variola louti (Forsskål, 1775) (ref. 89967). Depth: 0-120 m (ref. 89967). Common depth: 60-80 m (ref. 89967). Max length: 40 cm FL (ref. 89967). Max weight: 4 kg (ref. 89967). Abundant during the dry season (southern winter) (Ref. 5222). Museum: BPBM 20032 (Ref. 4787). Also Ref. 11888, 33390.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/re.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Letourneur, Y., P. Chabanet, P. Durville, M. Taquet, E. Teissier, M. Parmentier, J.-C. Quéro and K. Pothin, 2004
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Common names from other countries

Croissant queue blanche, Mero rabiblanco, Lyre-tail cod, ... more

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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