Somalia country information

Common names: Can-gub
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 30573.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Russell, B.C., 1990
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Common names from other countries

Mamila Saint Pierre, Besugato de San Pedro, أبرميس مونوكل سان بْيِير, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Etymology: Scolopsis: Name from the Greek masculine noun 'skolos' meaning 'thorn' and suffix '-opsis' (from Greek feminine n. 'opsis' meaning 'aspect', 'appearance') meaning ‘thorny appearance’ presumably referring to 'les dentelures de la préopercule, en ont aussi, et même d'épineuses, aux sous-orbitaires' mentioned by Cuvier (1814) in his designation of the genus. Name ending in -'opsis' are treated as feminine according to ICZN 1999: Article 30.1.2 (Ref. 130620).
More on author: Rüppell.

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

marin récifal; profondeur ? - 60 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 31°N - 29°S, 32°E - 85°E (Ref. 3810)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Persian Gulf and from Muscat, Oman to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. Also from Madagascar, Sri Lanka and the Bay of Bengal.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9710); common length : 13.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3810)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 7. Head scales reaching forward to level of posterior nostrils. Lower limb of preopercle scaly. Antrorse (forward-directed) suborbital spine absent. Pelvic fins long, reaching to between level of anus and origin of anal fin. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body grey, whitish below. A blue stripe joining eyes.

Found in inshore waters usually on coral reefs or sand or mud bottoms close to reefs (Ref. 30573). Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms and fishes (Ref. 30573).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Russell, B.C., 1990. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 12. Nemipterid fishes of the world. (Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams, and coral breams). Family Nemipteridae. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of nemipterid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(12):149p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 3810)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 June 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)