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Halidesmus scapularis Günther, 1872

Snakelet
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South Africa country information

Common names: Slangetjie, Snakelet
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from False Bay, Cape Province to Coffee Bay, Transkei. Also Ref. 531.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Winterbottom, R., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

海带鳚, Slangetjie, 海帶鳚, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Congrogadinae
Etymology: Halidesmus: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, desmos = link, bond (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 16 m.   Subtropical; 31°S - 35°S

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