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- Overview
- Description
- Ecology and Distribution
- Evolution and Systematics
- Catalogue of Life Synonyms
- Relevance
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- References and More Information
- Specialist Projects
- Common Names
- Additional Resources
- Literature References
Overview
Biology
Source and Additional Information
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Prefers clear water areas on coral reefs; juveniles have been taken from reef flats and in tide pools, adults found in deeper waters. Solitary and common in lightly fished areas (Ref. 37816). Adults from Oceania almost exclusively feeds on fishes (holocentrids, mullid, and pomacentrid). In the Hong Kong live fish markets (Ref. 27253). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874. Occasionally ciguatoxic (Ref. 37816). Reports of sizes in excess of 80 cm total length for E. tauvina are probably based on misidentifications of E. coioides , E. malabaricus, and E. lanceolatus; these species grow much bigger than tauvina (Ref. 5222, Heemstra pers. comm. 09/04). .
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Sphoeroides sechurae Hildebrand, 1946
Peruvian puffer |
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Cirripectes quagga (Fowler & Ball, 1924)
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Aulohalaelurus kanakorum Séret, 1990
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Lethrinus semicinctus Valenciennes, 1830
Black blotch emperor |
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Menticirrhus elongatus (Günther, 1864)
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