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Chrysoblephus gibbiceps (Red stumpnose seabream; Red stumpnose)

Synonyms: Chrysophrys gibbiceps
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Wikipedia Abstract

Chrysoblephus gibbiceps (red stumpnose) is a cold water, reef-dwelling species of sea bream, closely related to the red Roman. It is endemic to the South African south and east coasts, ranging from False Bay near Cape Town to Margate on the Natal Southcoast. It is known as 'Miss Lucy' along the Port Elizabeth coast, and as 'Mighel' in the Knysna area.
View Wikipedia Record: Chrysoblephus gibbiceps

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Chrysoblephus gibbiceps

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Tsitsikamma National Park II 34343 Southern Cape, South Africa  

External References

Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0