| Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus (Bloch, 1790) | ||||
| Family: | Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) , subfamily: Epinephelinae | picture
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| Order: | Perciformes (perch-likes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| FishBase name: | Whitespotted grouper | |||
| Max. size: | 76.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6492) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine ; depth range 2 - 65 m | |||
| Climate: | tropical; 35°N - 38°S | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: minor commercial | |||
| Resilience: | Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K and tmax.) | |||
| Distribution: Gazetteer |
Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to East London, South Africa and eastward to Fiji. It is not known from the Red Sea, but it does occur in the Persian Gulf. Record from northwestern Australia (Ref. 3132) is doubtful. It is closely related to, and is often confused with, three other white-spotted species: Epinephelus ongus, Epinephelus summana, and Epinephelus corallicola. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8 | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in rocky or coral-rich areas of deep lagoons, channels and outer reef slopes; usually in or near caves. Juveniles are found in tide pools. Feeds on fish and crustaceans (Ref. 6113). In Hong Kong live fish markets (Ref. 27253) | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | Heemstra, Phillip C. | |||
| Main Ref: | Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall. 1993. (Ref. 5222) | |||
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