Species FAO code: TRF

Lactarius lactarius

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr péliau chanos	–
Italy	it Lattario	–
Netherlands	nl Lactariusvis	–
Slovenia	sl mlečnik	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lactarius lactarius (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lactarius lactarius (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Scientific name

Lactarius lactarius

Author

(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Rank

Species

FAO code

TRF

Morphological description

Silvery grey with blue iridescence dorsally, silvery white ventrally; upper part of gill cover with a dusky black spot; fins pale yellow. Mouth large and oblique.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyLactariidae
    - GenusLactarius
      - SpeciesLactarius lactarius

Synonyms

Lactarius burmanicus Lloyd, 1907
Lactarius delicatulus Valenciennes, 1833
Lactarius lacta (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Scomber lactarius Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lactarius lactarius (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Lactarius lactarius

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Pots and traps

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central