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Pseudorhombus argus Weber, 1913

Peacock flounder
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Buton Strait: Kalono Pt., in 39 fathoms (71.4 m), 'Albatross' collection, Stn. 5641, USNM 137393 (Ref. 11790).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cabanban, A., E. Capuli, R. Froese and D. Pauly, 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)
Etymology: Pseudorhombus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, rhombos = paralelogram (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Weber.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 13 - 78 m (Ref. 9494), usually 15 - 25 m (Ref. 9774).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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