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Pontinus accraensis Norman, 1935

Ghanean rockfish
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Cape Verde country information

Common names: Cantarilho-galhudo, Cardeal, Chapado
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cv.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Reiner, F., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Cantarilho, Cardeal, Cantarilho-de-Gana, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology:   More on author: Norman.

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

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 54 - 450 m (Ref. 26999).   Tropical; - 4°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Cabinda, Angola, possibly farther south.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2683)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found on mud or sand bottom. Minimum depth reported from Ref. 4510. Possibly occurs to a depth of 500 m (Ref. 4510).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

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Eschmeyer, W.N. and L.J. Dempster, 1990. Scorpaenidae. p. 665-679. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4510)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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