Epinephelus heniochus

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Epinephelus heniochus

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. heniochus
Binomial name
Epinephelus heniochus
Fowler, 1904
Synonyms[2]

Epinephelus hata Katayama, 1953

Epinephelus heniochus, the bridled grouper or threeline rockcod, is a species of marine

Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias
and sea basses. It is native to the tropical western Pacific Ocean.

Description

Epinephelus heniochus has a body which has a

pectoral fins are translucent greyish yellow and the lower section of caudal fin is sometimes darker than the remainder of fin. The membranes between dorsal fin spines have a yellow margin.[3] This species attains a maximum total length of 55 centimetres (22 in).[1]

Distribution

Epinephelus heniochus occurs in the tropical

Western Pacific Ocean from the Anadaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand to New Britain in Papua New Guinea, south to the Arafura Sea, Timor Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria coasts of Australia and north to Japan and South Korea.[1]

Habitat and biology

Epinephelus heniochus is found at depths from 40 to 235 metres (131 to 771 ft) over substratces consisting of mud or silty sand.[1] There is almost no published information on the biology of this species.[2]

Taxonomy

Epinephelus heniochus was first formally

type locality given as Padang on Sumatra.[4]

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Epinephelus heniochus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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  4. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Epinephelus heniochus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2020.