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  • Microphis brachyurus
  • Microphis brachyurus
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Scientific Name Microphis brachyurus  (Bleeker, 1854)
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Type Locality Jakarta, Panimbang, western Java; Priaman, western Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Size 220mm or 8.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia and Oceania: Sri Lanka, southern India, Nicobar Islands and eastward to Japan and the Society Islands Records from Puerto Rico and USA need confirmation. Africa: east coast from Kenya south to Natal area. Also Madagascar and Mauritius. Africa: Côte d'Ivoire. Western Atlantic: Atlantic coast of Florida, Bahamas, northern and southern Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, central and south American coasts to Brazil.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 25 (art. 6), pp 16.
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Last Update 2022 Feb 02 11:56 (species record created: 2021 Dec 18 06:32)