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Polydactylus approximans (Lay & Bennett, 1839)

Blue bobo
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Costa Rica country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Motomura, H., 2004
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected from Gulf of Nicoya (Ref. 45049).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cs.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Schneider, M., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Barbure bleu, Barbudo azul, زعنفة رقيقة زرقاء, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Etymology: Polydactylus: Greek, poly = a lot of + greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Lay & Bennett.

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

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 10 - 60 m (Ref. 91172).   Subtropical; 37°N - 12°S, 122°W - 77°W (Ref. 57343)

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