Wattsia
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.
| Mozambique large-eye bream | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Lethrinidae |
| Genus: | Wattsia W. L. Y. Chan & Chilvers, 1974 |
| Species: | W. mossambica |
| Binomial name | |
| Wattsia mossambica (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) | |
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References
- Carpenter K. E., Lawrence A. & Myers R. (2016). "Wattsia mossambica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. 2016: e.T16721842A16722465. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16721842A16722465.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Wattsia mossambica" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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