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Roa rumsfeldi Rocha, Pinheiro, Wandell, Rocha & Shepherd, 2017

Deep-blackfin butterflyfish
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Common names: Deep-blackfin butterflyfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Roa rumsfeldi, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro (Ref. 123477). Reported from Bauan, Batangas at 100-130 m depth (Ref. 116443) and off Aurora, Luzon, 139-140 m (Ref. 123118).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rocha, L.A., H.T. Pinheiro, M. Wandell, C.R. Rocha and B. Shepherd, 2017
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Etymology: rumsfeldi: Named for Donald Rumsfeld..

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 100 - 130 m (Ref. 116443).   Tropical

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