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Psammoperca waigiensis (Cuvier, 1828)

Waigieu seaperch
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Common names: Dwarf palmer, Dwarf palmer perch, Glasseye perch
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Victoria (= Port Essington), NT, New South Wales and Torres Strait, but the species is probably P. datnioides. This study indicates P. waigiensis
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Iwatsuki, Y., S.J. Newman, F. Tanaka and B.C. Russell, 2018
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Latidae (Lates perches)
Etymology: Psammoperca: Greek, psammos = sand + Greek,perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 12 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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