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Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855)

Mozambique scorpionfish
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Parascorpaena mossambica   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Fiji country information

Common names: Tagitagikaua
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/fiji/fiji.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Poisson-scorpion du Mozambique, 莫三鼻克圆鳞鲉, 莫桑比克鲉, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: Parascorpaena: Greek, para = near, in the side + Latin, scorpaena = a kind of fish, 1706 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Peters.

Issue
Distribution of this species probably include those referring to Parascorpaena armata. Please send references.

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


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