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Saurida macrolepis Tanaka, 1917
Also calledMaeso (jpn) · マエソ (jpn)
First described in: Tanaka, S. (1917). Six new species of Japanese fishes. <em>Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo.</em> v. 29 (no. 340): 37-40. [In Japanese. English translation by K. Matsubara in files at Calif. Acad. Sciences. Tanaka translates title as "Six new species of fish from Japan."].
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Taxonomic notes: Reported as S. undosquamis, Inoue & Nakabo (2006) found that most specimens so far identified as S. undosquamis and collected from the Arabian Gulf are identical with S. macrolepis.
A Critical Checklist of the Inland Fishes Native to the Euphrates and Tigris Drainages
distribution
Distribution in the area. Not endemic. Recorded from the Shatt Al-Arab.
A Critical Checklist of the Inland Fishes Native to the Euphrates and Tigris Drainages
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2401171.