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Oplegnathus insignis (Kner, 1867)

Pacific beakfish
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Peru country information

Common names: Loro
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chirichigno, N.F., 1974
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Oplegnathidae (Knifejaws)
Etymology: Oplegnathus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Kner.

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

ສັດທະເລ ກ່ຽວກັນຫີນ; ລະດັບຄວາມເລິກ 3 - 30 m (Ref. 55763).   Tropical

ການແຜ່ກະຈາຍ ປະເທດ | ເຂດ FAO | ລະບົບນິເວດ | ການປະກົດຕົວ | Point map | ການແນະນຳ | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific: Paita, Peru to Antofagasta, Chile, including the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 5530).

ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 66.0 cm TL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 55763); common length : 30.0 cm TL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 55763); ນ້ຳໜັກສູງສຸດທີ່ເຄຍຈັດພີມມາ: 1.6 kg (Ref. 53696)

ຊີວະສາດ     ຄຳແປສັບ (ຕ.ຢ. epibenthic)

Usually solitary. Constantly swims over rocky reefs, boulder strewn slopes and along walls. Occurs more commonly in shallow water (Ref. 5227). Feeds on algae and invertebrates (Ref. 28023).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | ການສືບພັນ | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | ຕົວອ່ອນ

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Merlen, G., 1988. A field guide to the fishes of Galapagos. Wilmot Books, London, England 60 p. (Ref. 5590)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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