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Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828)

Bluespotted seabass
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Sao Tome and Principe country information

Common names: Bobo quema
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from São Tomé Island based on (1) specimen caught by local fishers and photographed by DOP, (2) photo by Peter Wirtz (printed in Ref. 34632) in 15 m taken on rocky wall near Santana islet, and (3) specimen caught by local fishers and photographed by Jean Worms (Ref. 34088). Also reported from Príncipe Island (Ref. 5222). Also Ref. 34498, 34503, 34508.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mérou à points bleus, Cherna colorada, لُؤز ذو نُقط زرقاء, ... more

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: Valenciennes.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 300 m (Ref. 127989).   Tropical; 33°N - 13°S, 27°W - 15°E (Ref. 5222)

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