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Blue hottentot (Pachymetopon aeneum)
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Ecological Illustration of Blue hottentot (Pachymetopon aeneum)
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Sparidae

Blue hottentot

Pachymetopon aeneum

Fifty Five Centimeters Seabream from the South African Coast

  • Blue
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Blue hottentot is a marine fish found around Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 55 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Sparidae
Genus
Pachymetopon
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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