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Raniceps raninus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tadpole fish
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Netherlands country information

Common names: Vorschkval, Vorskwab
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Nijssen, H. and S.J. de Groot, 1974
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: ZMA 111.506.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nl.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

> Gadiformes (Cods) > Ranicipitidae (Tadpole fishes)
Etymology: Raniceps: Latin, rana, -ae = frog + Latin, ceps = head (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

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


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