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Scientific Name Microphis platyrhynchus  (Duméril, 1870)
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Type Locality Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands.
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Size 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius and the Comoros. Pacific Ocean: Indonesia to the Marquesan Islands, north to New Guinea, south to the Society Islands.
IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 2, pp 571.
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Last Update 2021 Jul 14 02:34 (species record created: 2013 Sep 09 18:12)