Breaksea cod (Epinephelides armatus)

Scientific name: Epinephelides armatus Castelnau, 1875

Breaksea cod (Epinephelides armatus)

The Breaksea cod (Epinephelides armatus) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, Endemic to Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Epinephelides armatus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
56.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Endemic to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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