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Sorsogona portuguesa (Smith, 1953)

South African thorny flathead
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South Africa country information

Common names: Doring-platkop, Thorny flathead
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known only from Durban northward (Ref. 4315). Also Ref. 86965.
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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: Knapp, L.W., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology:   More on author: Smith.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 70 m (Ref. 4315).   Subtropical

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