Epinephelus faveatus

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Epinephelus faveatus

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. faveatus
Binomial name
Epinephelus faveatus
(Valenciennes, 1828)
Synonyms[2]
  • Serranus faveatus Valenciennes, 1828
  • Serranus bontoo Valenciennes, 1828

Epinephelus faveatus, the barrel-chested grouper, also known as the Indian grouper, is a species of marine

Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias
and sea basses. It is associated with reefs in the Indian Ocean.

Description

Epinephelus faveatus has a body with a

caudal fin is rounded.[3] The overall colour of this species is whitish to pale greyish covered by many closely set, round brown spots of differing sizes on the head, body and fins.[4] This species attains a maximum total length of 32 centimetres (13 in).[2]

Distribution

Epinephelus faveatus is found in the Indian Ocean and has been recorded from southern India, Sri Lanka, the

Cocos-Keeling Islands of Australia and in southern Indonesia off Bali and Lombok.[1] This species is confused with other similar species of densely spotted brown groupers with rounded tails, and it is expected that it will be shown to have a continuous distribution from Pakistan to Indonesia with further observations.[3]

Habitat and biology

Epinephelus faveatus is found in shallow waters over reefs and rocky substrates.[2] Off southern India it has been recorded on inshore rocky reefs and reefs covered in silt which have been colonised by algae and sponges.[1] This is a small grouper and a female taken off Sri Lanka with a standard length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) was found to be sexually mature.[3]

Taxonomy

Epinephelus faveatus was first formally described as Serranus faveatus in 1828 by the

Ceylon is given as the location of other types.[5][3]

Utilisation

Epinephelus faveatus is a relatively small species and has a low market value; it is likely only taken as a bycatch in artisanal fisheries.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T132760A100544926.en
    . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Epinephelus faveatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^
    ISBN 92-5-103125-8
    .
  4. ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Epinephelus faveatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Serranus faveatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

External links

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