Gnathodentex aureolineatus
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| Gnathodentex aureolineatus | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Lethrinidae |
| Genus: | Gnathodentex Bleeker, 1873 |
| Species: | G. aureolineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnathodentex aureolineatus (Lacépède, 1802) | |
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Gnathodentex aureolineatus, the Striped large-eye bream, is a species of emperor native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species inhabits reef environments at depths of from 3 to 30 metres (9.8 to 98.4 ft). This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL though most do not exceed 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. This species is commercially important as a food fish. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gnathodentex aureolineatus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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