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Paracentropogon longispinis (Cuvier, 1829)

Wispy waspfish
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: 老虎魚, 長棘擬鱗鮋
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Lai, N.-W., 2023
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Sharp Island (Ref. 94637). Also reported from Sha Ha (Ref. 125515). Juveniles also recorded from Starfish Bay, Three Fathoms Cove, and Lai Chi Chong (Ref. 125536). Sold in wet markets (Ref. 129440). Also Ref. 128523.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Tetrarogidae (Wasp fishes)
Etymology: Paracentropogon: Greek, para = the side of + Greek,kentron = sting + Greek, pogon = beard (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 70 m (Ref. 39597).   Tropical

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