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Parastromateus niger (Bloch, 1795)

Black pomfret
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Bawai itam, Bawal hitam, Bawal hitam
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: From southwest Sumatra to Bali Strait. Museum: LPPL JIF48 (TGT2221) (Ref. 5978). Also Ref. 6567.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes(গণ , প্রজাতি ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Parastromateus: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, stromatos = a fish flattened body with a lot of colours (Stromateus sp.) (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

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


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