Suriname country information

Common names: Bluntnosed shiner, Maanvis, Moonfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected between 9.15 and 54.9 m depth during an exploratory fishing expedition in 1967; noted as fairly common between 9.15 and 34.77 m and scarce between 36.6 and 54.9 m (Ref. 26912). Also Ref. 3277, 5217, 13608.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/suriname
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gines, H. and F. Cervigón, 1967
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Musso atlantique, Jorobado lamparosa, Moonshine, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Selene: Greek, selene = moon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Mitchill.

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

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 26912). Subtropical; 46°N - 45°S, 98°W - 16°W

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Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815)

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