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Synaptura megalepidoura (Fowler, 1934)

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: 'Albatross' collections, as Brachirus megalepidoura: Off east coast of Leyte, 15 fathoms (27 m), Stn. D. 5204, USNM 93081 (Holotype, 24.3 cm) (Ref. 311); Western Samar,Taratara I., 20 fathoms (37 m), Stn. D.5209, USNM 93554 (Ref. 11790). Also Ref. 280, 9494.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fowler, H.W., 1934
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Common names from other countries

大鳞箬鳎, 大鱗箬鰨, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Synaptura: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, aptein = to join + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Fowler.

Issue
This species has no status in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref. 84883), but is placed in the genus Synaptura. Please send references, or more studies are needed.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 37 m (Ref. 11790).   Tropical

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