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Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum, 1792)

Hogfish
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Hogfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Present offshore south of Cape Hatteras (Ref. 37512).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
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Common names from other countries

Labre capitaine, Doncella de pluma, Jaqueton blanco, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Lachnolaimus: Greek, lachne, -es = more covered with hair than other + Greek, laimos = throat (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Walbaum.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 30 m (Ref. 9710).   Subtropical; 46°N - 4°N, 98°W - 51°W

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