Malaysia country information

Common names: Banang, Banang pipih, Bandaran
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Mohsin, A.K.M. and M.A. Ambak, 1996
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Pulau Tioman (Ref. 41184). Peak landings are in December (west coast and East Malaysia) and in September (east coast) (Ref. 27550). Also Ref. 5756, 9987.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mohsin, A.K.M. and M.A. Ambak, 1996
National Database:

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Tarpon Indo-Pacifique, Tarpón del Indo-Pacífico, Oxeye, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Elopiformes (Tarpons and tenpounders) > Megalopidae (Tarpons)
Etymology: Megalops: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous; depth range 50 - ? m (Ref. 2847). Tropical; 34°N - 37°S, 16°E - 130°W

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Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782)

Common names from other countries

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

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