Epinephelus sexfasciatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Genus: | Epinephelus |
| Species: | E. sexfasciatus
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| Epinephelus sexfasciatus (Valenciennes, 1828)
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Epinephelus sexfasciatus, the sixbar grouper, sixbar rockcod or six-banded rockcod, is a species of marine
Description
Epinephelus sexfasciatus has a body with a
Distribution
Epinephelus sexfasciatus is found in the Ondo-West Pacific Region from Thailand in the west through the Malay Archipelago as far east as Papua New Guinea and the Philippines, north to Taiwan and south to Australia.[1]
Habitat and biology
Epinephelus sexfasciatus is found on silty or muddy bottoms down to depths of 80 metres (260 ft).[4] The species has a diet made up of small fishes and crustaceans.[2]
Taxonomy
Epinephelus sexfasciatus was first formally
Utilisation
Epinephelus sexfasciatus is a small species of grouper but despite this it is targeted by fisheries and appears in markets in many parts of its range.
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Epinephelus sexfasciatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ ISBN 92-5-103125-8.
- ^ "Epinephelus sexfasciatus". fishIDER. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Serranus sexfasciatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Epinephelus sexfasciatus". Saltcorner. Retrieved 16 July 2020.