Dot-dash grouper (Epinephelus poecilonotus)

Scientific name: Epinephelus poecilonotus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842

Dot-dash grouper (Epinephelus poecilonotus)

The Dot-dash grouper (Epinephelus poecilonotus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, east coast of Africa to Japan, Korea, South China Sea, Viet Nam, and Fiji. Unknown from the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Epinephelus poecilonotus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
65.0
Depth range
45–375 m (148–1230 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 45 - 375 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: east coast of Africa to Japan, Korea, South China Sea, Viet Nam, and Fiji. Unknown from the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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