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Lutjanus argentiventris (Peters, 1869)

Yellow snapper
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Mexico country information

Common names: Huachinango, Pargo, Pargo amarillo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Aquaculture: experimental | Ref: Muhlia-Melo, A, D.A. Guerrero-Tortolero, J.C. Perez-Urbiola and R. Campos-Ramos, 2003
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Uses: no uses
Comments: Marketed fresh (whole, gutted, fillet); year round fishing (Ref. 26550).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Lutjanidae (Snappers) > Lutjaninae
Etymology: Lutjanus: Malay, ikan lutjan, name of a fish.
  More on author: Peters.

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

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