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Common names: Halfmoon
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the Pacific coast. Also Ref. 2850.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McAllister, D.E., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Chopa medialuna, Chopa medialuna, Halvmåne-rorfisk, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Scorpididae (Halfmoons)
Etymology: Medialuna: Latin, media = middle + Latin, luna = noon (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 9310). Temperate; 51°N - 14°N, 129°W - 92°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Medialuna californiensis (Steindachner, 1876)

Common names from other countries

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

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