Diplodus capensis (Smith, 1844)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C63F87BA-E3D3-3F88-762D-DA07EED1FE77 |
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Felipe |
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Diplodus capensis (Smith, 1844) |
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Diplodus capensis (Smith, 1844) View in CoL
Diplodus sargus capensis (Smith, 1844) [Synonym: senior, new� Occurrence: questionable
Maximum length: 45 cm TL
Water type: marine, brackish
Environment: reef associated
Depth range: 0-50 m
Migration: unknown
IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2009)
Source: preserved
Distribution and remarks: known from southern Angola and Namibia and from Cape Point in South Africa to southern Mozambique, and possibly also southern Madagascar. A sole record for Gabon: ANSP 12361-1865 “Gaboon [presumably Gabon River�, Gabon, West Africa” is a probable misidentification according to the known distribution of the species.
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