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Chrysoblephus gibbiceps
Chrysoblephus gibbiceps (red roman) is a cold water, reef-dwelling endangered species of sea bream, closely related to the red Roman. This uncommon, exclusive and very expensive fish can only be found in Mosselbay, South Africa. The average price for a single fish is between 3000 and 5000 ZAR. It is endemic to the South African south and east coasts, ranging from False Bay near Cape Town to Margate on the Natal Southcoast. It is known as...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 445776.