Coral grouper (Epinephelus corallicola)

Scientific name: Epinephelus corallicola Valenciennes, 1828

Coral grouper (Epinephelus corallicola)

The Coral grouper (Epinephelus corallicola) is a brackish-water fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Common in shallow silty reefs, sometimes in estuarine areas. The ovary was well developed in an examined fish of 30 cm SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Epinephelus corallicola
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
49.0
Depth range
30 m (98 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Thailand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales) and eastward to the Solomon and Mariana Islands, including Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Palau. Adults often misidentified as Epinephelus macrospilos.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD), IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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