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Chirocentrus dorab (Fabricius, 1775)

Dorab wolf-herring
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Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref: FAO, 2000
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in Tung-hsiao and Erh-jen-shi, western Taiwan (Ref. 43515). Known from the Taiwan Strait (Ref. 47843). Reported from Penghu (Ref. 55073).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Whitehead, P.J.P., 1985
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Clupeiformes (Herrings) > Chirocentridae (Wolf herring)
Etymology: Chirocentrus: Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).

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

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