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Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831

Cockatoo righteye flounder
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Philippines country information

Common names: Dapa
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Hensley, D.A., 1997
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: 'Albatross' collections: Between Samar and Leyte, vicinity of Surigao Strait, Tabuc Pt., 62 fathoms (114 m), Stn. 5480, USNM 00137649; Buton Strait, Kalono Pt., 39 fathoms (71 m), Stn. 5641, USNM 137650. Samar Sea collection: Carigara Bay, USNM 228532 (Ref. 11790). A specimen, 12 cm, was caught at a depth of 70-76 m (Ref. 9494). In range Ref. 6270.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Samaridae (Crested flounders)
Etymology:   More on author: Gray.

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

समुद्री; खारा ड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा 20 - 114 m (Ref. 11790).   Tropical; 35°N - 31°S, 32°E - 168°E

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