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Doratonotus megalepis Günther, 1862

Dwarf wrasse
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Sao Tome and Principe country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported only from Ile Las Rolas, off São Tomé (Ref. 5292). According to Afonso et al. (Ref. 34088), this species has been reported from São Tomé Island in Ref. 34607.
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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: Gomon, M.F. and P. Forsyth, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses)
Etymology: Doratonotus: Latin, deauratus = golden + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 15 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical; 33°N - 29°S, 98°W - 10°E

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