Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Comments:
Type locality, Marai, 01°43.862’S 135°46.398’E, SW Yapen Island, Cenderawasih Bay, Papua Province, 17 m depth, NCIP 6307 ( holotype of
Pterois andover, 16.8 cm SL, female). Known from Halmahera and western New Guinea (Papua and Papua Barat provinces); and photographed
from Bitung, northern Sulawesi and Maumere Bay, Flores (Ref. 48635). Also Ref. 90102.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2008
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Pteroinae
Etymology: Pterois:Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335); andover:Named for the Andover group of companies, dedicated to promoting greater public appreciation of the oceans and marine conservation in Asia; noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 3 - 70 m (Ref. 74961). Tropical
Distribution
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