dcsimg

Description

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Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, detritus feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-70 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).

Reference

4. Paxton, J.R. and Eschmeyer, W.N. (1994) Encylopedia of Fishes. UNSW Press, Sydney.

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Distribution

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Also recorded from 'Coin Peros' by Bell (1909) - locality can't be traced. Syntypes Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No. 1769 (1 specimen), Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 1039 (1 specimen), Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 2095 (1 specimen) (probable). Type locality: Gilbert Ils. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).

Reference

4. Paxton, J.R. and Eschmeyer, W.N. (1994) Encylopedia of Fishes. UNSW Press, Sydney.

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copyright
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contributor
Edward Vanden Berghe [email]