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Scientific Name Escualosa thoracata  (Valenciennes, 1847)
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Type Locality Puducherry, India.
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Size 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Indo-West Pacific: northern Indian Ocean (Karachi eastward to Rangoon) to Thailand, Indonesia (Java Sea), the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 20, pp 363.
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Last Update 2017 Aug 28 02:58 (species record created: 2014 Nov 11 04:11)