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Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840)

Sharptail mola
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Senegal country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Dakar (Ref. 6952).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sg.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.refer.sn/sngal_ct/eco/oeps/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Tortonese, E., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Poisson-lune lancéolé, Sharpfin sunfish, Sharptailed sunfish, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Molidae (Molas or Ocean Sunfishes)
Etymology: Masturus: Greek, mastax, -agos = bite + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; brackish; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 670 m (Ref. 36453).   Deep-water; 37°N - 35°S

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