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Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758)

Painted comber
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Malta country information

Common names: Burqax, Burqaxa, Sirena
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 5506.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lanfranco, G.G., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Serran écriture, Serrano escribano, Pointed comber, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Etymology: Serranus: Latin, serran, serranus, saw and a fish of genus Serranus (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 5 - 150 m (Ref. 27000), usually ? - 30 m (Ref. 91154).   Subtropical; 50°N - 16°N, 32°W - 42°E

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