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Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790)

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218484  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218484)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 102, Pl. 246 (fig. 2) [details]   
Description Mainly inhabits coral reefs. Sometimes forms small aggregations around rocky outcrops and coral heads during daylight...  
Description Mainly inhabits coral reefs. Sometimes forms small aggregations around rocky outcrops and coral heads during daylight hours. Feeds mainly on fishes and crustaceans. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Lutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218484 on 2023-03-26
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1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
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2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
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original description  (of Holocentrus bengalensis Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 102, Pl. 246 (fig. 2) [details]   

original description  (of Mesoprion pomacanthus Bleeker, 1855) Bleeker, P. (1855). Zesde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 8 (no. 3): 391-434. [details]   

basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
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From other sources
Description Mainly inhabits coral reefs. Sometimes forms small aggregations around rocky outcrops and coral heads during daylight hours. Feeds mainly on fishes and crustaceans. [details]
LanguageName 
English Bengal snapper  [details]
Japanese ベンガルフエダイ  [details]
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