Wattsia
| Mozambique large-eye bream | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Spariformes |
| Family: | Lethrinidae |
| Genus: | Wattsia W. L. Y. Chan & Chilvers, 1974 |
| Species: | W. mossambica
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| Binomial name | |
| Wattsia mossambica (J. L. B. Smith, 1957)
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Wattsia is a genus of emperor native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is monotypic, with only a single species, the Mozambique large-eye bream (Wattsia mossambica).[2] It is a deep-water fish, being found along the outer edges of the continental shelves at depths of from 100 to 180 metres (330 to 590 ft). This species grows to a length of 55 centimetres (22 in) TL though most do not exceed 35 centimetres (14 in). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.
References
- ^ Carpenter, K.E.; Lawrence, A.; Myers, R. (2016). "Wattsia mossambica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16721842A16722465. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16721842A16722465.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Wattsia mossambica". FishBase. December 2013 version.
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