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Mesopristes kneri in Fiji Islands
Orange-spotted therapon

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Mesopristes kneri   (Bleeker, 1876)
Family:	Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches)			picture (Mekne_u1.jpg) by Thaman, R.R.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Orange-spotted therapon
Max. size:
Environment:	demersal; catadromous
Climate:	tropical; 22°S - 24°S
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Oceania: endemic to Fiji.
Biology:
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lewis, A.D. and C.K. Pring. 1986. (Ref. 12743)
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Fiji Islands country information
Common names:	Orange-spotted therapon, Reve, Uruuru		Ref:  Rawlinson, N.J.F., D.A. Milton, S.J.M. Blaber, A. Sesewa and S.P. Sharma, 1996
Status:	endemic		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Importance:	commercial		Ref:
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fj.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/fiji/fiji.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Lewis, A.D. and C.K. Pring, 1986
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	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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