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Arotrolepis filicauda (Günther, 1880)

Threadfin leatherjacket
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Threadfin leatherjacket
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Gulf of Papua to Marshall Lagoon, Freshwater Bay and western Torres Straits (Ref. 6771). Also Ref. 3132.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kailola, P.J., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Arotrolepis: Greek, arotroio, arotriao = to carve, to work, to embroider + Greek,lepis = scale.
  More on author: Günther.

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

Marine; demersal.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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