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Lipocheilus

Tang's snapper
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lipocheilus
W. D. Anderson, Talwar & G. D. Johnson, 1977
Species: L. carnolabrum
Binomial name
Lipocheilus carnolabrum
(W. L. Y. Chan, 1970)
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  • Tangia carnolabrum W. L. Y. Chan, 1970

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Tang's snapper, Lipocheilus carnolabrum, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They inhabit areas of the continental shelf with rocky substrates at depths from 90 to 340 m (300 to 1,120 ft). This species grows to 60 cm (24 in) in total length. It is a commercially important species as a food fish. This species is the only known member of its genus.


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