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Species Summary for Gymnocranius euanus - Japanese large-eye bream
Occurs over sand and rubble areas adjacent to rock and coral reefs. Feeds on
bottom-dwelling gastropods. Also caught with bottom longlines and handlines. [eng]
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Family Lethrinidae
Distribution: Tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific (only Lethrinus atlanticus occurs in
the Atlantic, off West Africa). Lethrinids are bottom-feeding, carnivorous, coastal
fishes, ranging primarily on or near reefs. [eng]
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Species Summary for Wattsia mossambica - Mozambique large-eye bream
Inhabits the outer edge of the continental shelf. Feeds on bottom-living invertebrates and small
fishes. Caught mainly with bottom longlines and bottom trawls. [eng]
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Species Summary for Gnathodentex aureolineatus - Striped large-eye bream
Inhabits subtidal reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs. Sometimes forms aggregations of about a hundred or more individuals. Feeds at night on benthic invertebrates like crabs and gastropods, occasionally on small fish. [eng]
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Fishes of the family of Lethrinidae (commonly known as emperor) constitute an important fishery Mauritius as well ass in other areas
Fishes of the family of Lethrinidae (commonly known as emperor) constitute an important fishery in Mauritius as well as in other areas. They are among the
economically important fishes in the Indian Ocean and represent a large part of the commercial fishing in Mauritius. [eng]
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Lethrinidae
The Family Lethrinidae contains these Genera:
Gnathodentex, Gymnocranius, Lethrinus, Monotaxis, Wattsia. [eng]
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Gymnocranius griseus
Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan to the Indo-Malaysian region, probably
eastward to India.
Habitat: Found in coastal trawling grounds. Sometimes forms schools. [eng]
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Lethrinidae
The distinction between L. ornatus and L. haematopterus is that
L. ornatus with bright red color at posterior edge of gill cover and
preoperculum while L. haematopterus without. [eng]
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InterNevod: Летриновые (Lethrinidae)
Летриновые, или свинорыловые характеризуются удлиненным, несколько сжатым с боков
телом. Семейство включает три рода и более 30 видов тропических рыб. Рисунки представителей. [rus]
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Wattsia mossambica
Image. [eng]
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