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	<commonName xml:lang='pt'>Garoupa de coral</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='af'>Luiperdkabeljou</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ar'>Nagil</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ar'>Najil</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ar'>لُؤز مرجان تائِه</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='de'>Rotmeer-Forellenbarsch</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Grouper</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Leopard grouper</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Roving coralgrouper</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Violet coral trout</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Panter-korallkoha</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Panter-laikahven</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fj'>donu</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Mérou loche vagabonde</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Mérou-loche vagabonde</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Saumonée léopard</commonName>
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	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Mero errante</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>珠星</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>緬甸珠星</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>蠕線鰓棘鱸</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>蠕线鳃棘鲈</commonName>
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	<dc:description>Description:  Characterized by brown to orange-red color of head, body and fins with numerous small dark-edged blue spots; 5-6 dark bars sometimes evident on upper half of side; front of jaws with pair of large canines; 1-4 large canines on side of lower jaw; elongate body, greatest depth 2.9-3.9 in SL; emarginate caudal fn; pectoral and pelvic fins 1.9-2.4 in head length (Ref. 90102).</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5222&amp;speccode=7430'>Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the world (family Serranidae, subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(16):382 p. (Ref. 5222)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<reference isbn='92-5-103623-3.' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=171&amp;speccode=7430'>Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter 1994 SPECIESDAB: Global species database for fishery purposes. User's manual. FAO Computerized Information Series (Fisheries). No. 9. Rome, FAO. 103 p. (Ref. 171)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5213&amp;speccode=7430'>Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga 1990 Fichas FAO de identificaçao de espécies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espécies comerciais marinhas e de águas salobras de Moçambique. Publicaçao preparada em collaboraçao com o Instituto de Investigaçao Pesquiera de Moçambique, com financiamento do Projecto PNUD/FAO MOZ/86/030 e de NORAD. Roma, FAO. 1990. 424 p. (Ref. 5213)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5222&amp;speccode=7430'>Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the world (family Serranidae, subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(16):382 p. (Ref. 5222)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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