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Mene maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Moonfish
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South Africa country information

Common names: Maanvis, Moonfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Regulations: no regulations | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Durban (Ref. 4375). Also Ref. 12484, 33390.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, M.M., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Menidae (Moonfish)
Etymology: Mene: Greek, mene, meneos = strength (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

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

समुद्री; खारा प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 50 - 200 m (Ref. 47690).   Subtropical; 32°N - 30°S, 30°E - 169°E

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