First record of Spotted Knifejaw, Oplegnathus punctatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (Oplegnathidae) in the southern South China Sea

Autor: Yusri Yusuf, Ying Giat Seah, Md Repin Izarenah, Jen Nie Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Check List, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp 1195-1198 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1809-127X
DOI: 10.15560/17.4.1195
Popis: Oplegnathus punctatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) is reported for the first time in the southern South China Sea, off Pulau Tenggol, Malaysia. This species is native to the north-western and central Pacific Ocean and mainly occurs in subtropical and warm temperate waters. This record is a significant southward extension of its range and also represents the first documentation of the family Oplegnathidae in Malaysia.
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