Epinephelus corallicola

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Epinephelus corallicola

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Epinephelus
Species:
E. corallicola
Binomial name
Epinephelus corallicola
(Valenciennes, 1828)
Synonyms[2]

Serranus corallicola Valenciennes, 1828
Serranus altivelioides Bleeker, 1849

Epinephelus corallicola, also known as the black-dotted cod, coral cod, coral rockcod or duskyfin grouper, is a species of marine

Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It has an Indo-Pacific
distribution and is found in marine and brackish waters.

Description

Epinephelus corallicola has a body which has a

caudal fin is rounded. There are 53–63 scales in the lateral line. This is a light bluish-grey to greyish-green grouper with blotches resembling saddles along its back while the fins and body are marked more or less evenly distributed dark spots, as well as an irregular pattern of paler blotches.[4] The maximum published total length is 49 centimetres (19 in).[2]

Distribution

Epinephelus corallicola has an eastern Indo-Pacific distribution. It is found from Thailand east through Indonesia and the Philippines to Australia, Micronesia and Palau. It is rarely recorded off northern

Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia, along the tropical northern coasts of the continent to northern New South Wales.[4]

Habitat and biology

Epinephelus corallicola is found in a variety of habitats from silty shallow reefs to clear waters on the outer reef slopes,[4] at depths between 1 and 30 metres (3.3 and 98.4 ft).[1] It is some times found in estuaries.[2] The biology of this species has been little studied.[1]

Taxonomy

Epinephelus corallicola was first formally

type locality given as Java.[5]

Utilisation

Epinephelus corallicola is not considered as valuable a food fish as related species. However, it is fished for by artisanal and subsistence fisheries throughout its range and is taken to be "grown on" in the live sea food market.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T132763A100464517.en
    . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Epinephelus corallicola" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ISBN 92-5-103125-8
    .
  4. ^ a b c Bray, D.J. (2019). "Epinephelus corallicola". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Serranus corallicola". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

External links

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