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Symphorus nematophorus
The Chinamanfish, Symphorus nematophorus, is a species of snapper native to the western Pacific Ocean. This species is an inhabitant of coral reefs and can be found at depths from 20 to 100 m (66 to 328 ft). This species grows to a length of 100 cm (39 in), though most are only around 35 cm (14 in). The greatest recorded weight for a member of this species is 13.2 kg (29 lb). It is important to commercial fisheries, though Australia has banned the...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 132383.