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Ocyurus chrysurus, Yellowtail snapper : fisheries, aquaculture, gamefish, aquarium

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Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)

Yellowtail snapper
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Brazil country information

Common names: Caúba, Ceoba, Cioba
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Feitoza, B.M., R.S. Rosa and L.A. Rocha, 2005
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Paraíba south to São Paulo, including Manuel Luiz Reefs, Fernando de Noronha, Zumbi Reefs, and Abrolhos Reefs (Ref. 57756). Also Ref. 55, 9987, 13442, 26938, 35834.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Floeter, S.R., J.L. Gasparini, L.A. Rocha, C.E.L. Ferreira, C.A. Rangel and B.M. Feitoza, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Vivaneau queue jaune, Rabirrubia, Yellowtail, ... more

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

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Ocyurus: Greek, okys = quick + Greek, oura = tail.
More on author: Bloch.

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

समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 0 - 180 m (Ref. 10795), usually 10 - 70 m (Ref. 55229).   Subtropical; 42°N - 26°S, 98°W - 31°W (Ref. 55229)

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग |