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Lepidion natalensis Gilchrist, 1922

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South Africa country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs off the west coast in 916 m and off Natal. Also Ref. 6606.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Lepidion: Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 370 - 916 m (Ref. 11228).   Subtropical

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