Melichthys niger in Ascension I.
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish No
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance abundant (always seen in some numbers) Ref. Lubbock, R., 1980
Comments

Large abundance noted in Ref. 86997, 97087. Mass mortalities of this species have been recorded repeatedly (Pinheiro et al., 2010: Ref: 123417). As Melichthys buvina in Ref. 123408 (Ref. 98447). Also 6709, 5288, 7348.
CLRef. 86997 (Lubbock, 1980).

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(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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