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Scientific Name | Drepane punctata (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common Name | Spotted Sicklefish |
Type Locality | Asia. |
Etymology | Drepane: Greek, drepane = sickle. |
Species Information | |
Size | 500mm or 19.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Indo-West Pacific: temperate and tropical waters from India to northern Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Other Parameters | Occurs in various inshore habitats: sand or mud bottoms, reefs, estuaries and harbors. |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | In nature this species feeds on invertebrates and benthic fishes. User data. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 273. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2015 Jun 13 03:43 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19) |