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Occurs mainly within 80 Km of coast, forming huge schools, chiefly in surface waters. A filter-feeder entirely dependent on the rich plankton of the Peruvian Current. In some studies, diatoms constituted as much as 98% of the diet. Large populations of guano birds and pelicans also depend on this fish (Ref. 9988). Utilized as fish meal and oil (Ref. 9988).
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Sillago boutani Pellegrin, 1905
Boutan's sillago |
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Halichoeres socialis Randall & Lobel, 2003 |
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Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque, 1814
Whiskered sole |
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Sphoeroides trichocephalus (Cope, 1870)
Pygmy puffer |
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Kyphosus sectator (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bermuda sea chub |