Black scraper
The black scraper (Thamnaconus modestus) is a species of filefish in the family Monacanthidae. It is found in the temperate waters in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. It is commercially fished in China, and has been successfully aquacultured.[1]
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| Species: | T. modestus |
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Sources
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Thamnaconus modestus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
"Thamnaconus modestus" .IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019
References
- NOAA Central Library (2000) Fishing Industry in China Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
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