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Porichthys myriaster Hubbs & Schultz, 1939

Specklefin midshipman
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Common names: Specklefin midshipman
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Arguellow, California southward (Ref. 9277).
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National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Common names from other countries

Sapo aleta pintada, Sapo aleta manchada, 细条光蟾鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes) > Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Porichthyinae
Etymology: Porichthys: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335);  myriaster: Porichthys pore fish, referring to the well-developed mucous system, myriaster numerous starss, for the abundant photophores (Ref. 4930).
  More on authors: Hubbs & Schultz.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología


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