Camouflage grouper

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Camouflage grouper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Epinephelus
Species:
E. polyphekadion
Binomial name
Epinephelus polyphekadion
(Bleeker, 1849)
Synonyms[2]
  • Serranus polyphekadion Bleeker, 1849
  • Serranus goldmanni Bleeker, 1855
  • Epinephelus goldmani (Bleeker, 1855)
  • Serranus microdon Bleeker, 1856
  • Epinephelus microdon (Bleeker, 1856)
Camouflage grouper
Epinephelus polyphekadion, large specimen from New Caledonia

The camouflage grouper (Epinephelus polyphekadion), also known as the blue-tailed cod, camouflage rockcod, small-toothed rockcod, smooth flowery rock-cod, snout-spot grouper or snout-spot rock-cod, is a species of marine

Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It has a wide Indo-Pacific
distribution where it is associated with reefs.

Description

The camouflage grouper has a body which has a

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus.[4] The camouflage grouper attains a maximum total length of 90 centimetres (35 in).[2]

Distribution

The camouflage grouper has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. Its range extends from the coast of East Africa from the Red Sea south to Mozambique, eastwards across the Indian Ocean where it is found around the Comoros, British Indian Ocean Territory, Mauritius and the Seychelles and east into the Pacific Ocean as far as French Polynesia. In the Pacific its range extends north to southern Japan and south as far as Australia.[1] In Australia it is found from Shark Bay and Scott Reef in Western Australia around the northern coast to One Tree Island in Queensland. It is also found around reefs and islands in the Coral Sea and the Tasman Sea.[4]

Habitat and biology

The camouflage grouper is found in lagoons and outer reefs in shallow water in areas which are rich in coral and is more numerous around islands, especially atolls.

hermaphroditism is still to be demonstrated for this species. It reaches sexual maturity at around 4 years of age and can live for up to 42 years. They form spawning aggregations and individuals are known to follow regular migratory routes to reach these aggregations.[1]

Taxonomy

The camouflage grouper was first formally

type locality given as Jakarta.[5]

Utilisation

The camouflage grouper was common in the fish markets of Zanzibar in the past.[3] It is of high value to the trade in international live reef fish in southeast Asia, the western Pacific and in areas of the Indian Ocean. Almost all fish caught are fished for at spawning aggregations. The major exporting nations are the Philippines and Indonesia. There is an important commercial fishery in southern part of the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. Fishermen catch this with hook-and-line, spears and traps in Australia and Papua New Guinea. They have been produced in hatcheries but this has not yet proven to be commercially sustainable.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61339A100553967.en
    . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Epinephelus polyphekadion" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^
    ISBN 92-5-103125-8
    .
  4. ^ a b Dianne J. Bray. "Epinephelus polyphekadion". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Serranus polyphekadion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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