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Pempheris tau Randall & Victor, 2015

Tau sweeper
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Egypt country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Pempheris tau, Gulf of Aqaba, east coast of Sinai Peninsula, Nuweiba (Ref. 106074).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and B.C. Victor, 2015
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Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Pempheridae (Sweepers)
Etymology: Pempheris: Greek, pempheris = the name of a fish (Ref. 45335);  tau: Named for the acronym of Tel-Aviv University; name in apposition..

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

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 10 m.   Tropical

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