Batissa violacea (Lamarck, 1806)
Violet batissa
Batissa violacea
photo by FAO

Family:  Cyrenidae ()
Max. size:  15 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Locally collected for food (Ref. 348). Author and year is (Lamarck, 1818) in Ref. 3477.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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