Black-banded sea perch (Hypoplectrodes nigroruber)

Scientific name: Hypoplectrodes nigroruber Cuvier, 1828

Black-banded sea perch (Hypoplectrodes nigroruber)

The Black-banded sea perch (Hypoplectrodes nigroruber) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, southern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Deep red to brown or yellowish grey above, white below, with four darker red to black vertical bands over posterior half of body and fifth short band from each opercle to dorsal fin origin; black blotch just below lateral line in band under middle dorsal fin spines; upper parts of head and body densely speckled with irregular dark spots; free margin of opercles yellow; fin rays spotted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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