Common names:
Dapa, Pad-pad, Palad
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
scarce (very unlikely)
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Uses:
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Comments:
Fourmanoir (1981) reported two specimens (9.6 and 9.9 cm) caught between 185 and 200 m (Ref. 9494) during the Vauban expedition (Ref. 280). Type locality: Balayan Bay and Verde I. Passage, in 118 fathoms (216 m), Stn. D. 5117, 'Albatross' collections: USNM 93094 (Holotype of Poecilopsetta megalepis, 12.8 cm) (Ref. 311). Balabac Strait: Cape Melville, 148 fathoms (271 m), USNM 93576 (Ref. 11790). Also Ref. 9494, 41434.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Poecilopsettidae (Bigeye flounders)
Etymology: Poecilopsetta:Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335). More on authors: Jordan & Starks.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 400 m (Ref. 9792). Deep-water
Distribution
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