Common names:
Bec-de-cane, Benin, Bening
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: Carpenter, K.E., 1997
Aquaculture:
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in the north (Ref. 9070) and southwest (Ref. 11889) lagoons; also St. Vincent Bay (Ref. 9070). Recorded from the Chesterfield Is. (Ref. 11897) and Ouvéa Atoll, Loyalty Is. (Ref. 13236). Most important commercial fish, reported to comprise 25% of the total commercial catch (Ref. 9775). 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:
Thollot, P., 1996
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers) > Lethrininae
Etymology: Lethrinus:Greek, lethrinia, a fish pertaining to genus Pagellus. More on author: Forsskål.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 75 m (Ref. 2295). Tropical; 34°N - 34°S, 25°E - 170°W
Distribution
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