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Pardachirus pavoninus (Lacepède, 1802)

Peacock sole
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Common names: Dapa, Malad-palad, Peacock sole
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Sibuyan, Romblon (Ref. 58652). Museum: Cebu Mkt., USNM 137624 - 29. Bacon, USNM 55966. Zamboanga, USNM 84258. Jolo Mkt. USNM 137622. Bolinao Bay, USNM 137623. Pagapas Bay, Santiago R., USNM 137630. Señora Ascion, n. of Dumaguete, Negros O., USNM 273799. Tagburos, Puerto Princesa City Mkt., USNM 286974 (Ref. 11790). LACM 37398 - 9, 37397-2, 37398-9, 42471-4. Marketable in Jolo, Sulu, and Cebu (Ref. 9494). A specimen, 5.5 in (14 cm) in length, was collected from Bacon, Sorsogon (Ref. 1555). In range Ref. 2334.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Pardachirus: Greek, pardias, -ou = a fish similar to grey mullet + Greek, cheir = hand (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lacepède.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 40 m (Ref. 1602).   Tropical; 32°N - 32°S

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