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Cephalopholis microprion (Bleeker, 1852)

Freckled hind
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Kimbe bay (Ref. 28888). Also Ref.: 4787 and 5222. Museum: ZMH 13943; USNM 272459, 270400, 245307, 245318; BPBM 15797, 32602.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kailola, P.J., 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Cephalopholis: Greek, kephale = head + Greek, pholis = scale (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

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

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 52 m (Ref. 90102), usually 0 - 30 m (Ref. 89707).   Tropical; 19°N - 24°S, 97°E - 168°E (Ref. 5222)

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