Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus, 1758
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https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C63F87BA-E3AE-3FF2-7584-D829EF50F9FD |
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Felipe |
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Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL
Coryphaena hippurus non Linnaeus, 1758 [Misapplied�
Occurrence: native
Maximum length: 146 cm TL
Water type: marine
Environment: pelagic-oceanic
Depth range: 0-400 m
Migration: oceanodromous
IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2011)
Source: bibliography, preserved, observation
Distribution and remarks: worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. Frequently misidentified as juvenile or female of Coryphaena hippurus . Records for Gabon: USNM 307589.5198667-1961, CUMV 53979-1961, USNM 00307589. Caught by a sport fishermen in Port-Gentil (De Bruyne, pers. obs.). Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 UNCLOS.
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