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Biology
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Epipelagic, neritic and schooling species that may enter estuaries. Known to be cannibalistic, adults prey on small schooling fishes, invertebrates like squid and shrimps and can swallow relatively large prey. Utilized fresh, dried or salted, smoked, canned and frozen (Ref. 9987). Able to adapt to different temperatures 12° to 27°C and salinities 14 to 39 (Ref. 36731).
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Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bonnethead |
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Chaetodon blackburnii Desjardins, 1836
Brownburnie |
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Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso, 1810)
Fourspotted megrim |
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Pinjalo pinjalo (Bleeker, 1850)
Pinjalo |
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Hetereleotris zanzibarensis (Smith, 1958)
Goggle goby |