Common names:
Bossu blanc à points noirs, Maalak
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
occasional (usually not seen)
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Ref: Kerr, V.C., 2013
Importance:
commercial
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Ref: Wantiez, L., 1993
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in the north lagoon and St. Vincent Bay (Ref. 9070). Recorded from Ouvéa Atoll, Loyalty Is. (Ref. 13236); sight record from the Chesterfield Is. (Ref. 11897). Specimens caught off Nouméa were infested by Lamellodiscus magnicornis and L. parvicornis found between secondary gill lamellae (Ref. 83656). Also Ref. 50302, 50314.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Justine, J.-L. and M.J. Briand, 2010
National Database:
