Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
occasional (usually not seen)
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Ref: Randall, J.E., 1995
Importance:
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
No separate statistics available. Edible but unpopular. Caught using traps and gillnets (Ref. 9773). Known in the southern coast where it is not common.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Randall, J.E., 1995
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Scaridae (Parrotfishes) > Scarinae
Etymology: Scarus:Greek, skaros = a fish described by anciente writers as a parrot fish; 1601 (Ref. 45335). More on authors: Randall & Bruce.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - 25 m (Ref. 52753). Tropical
Distribution
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