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Cociella crocodilus (Cuvier, 1829)

Crocodile flathead
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: 石鰍, 鱷魚鰍, 點斑鱷牛尾魚
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Lai, N.-W., 2023
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from southeastern waters (Ref. 126308). Juveniles were recorded from Lai Chi Chong (Ref. 125536). Sold in wet markets (Ref. 129440). Also Ref. 94637.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Platycephalidae (Flatheads)
Etymology:   More on author: Cuvier.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 100719).   Tropical

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