Duskytail grouper (Epinephelus bleekeri)

Scientific name: Epinephelus bleekeri Vaillant, 1878

Duskytail grouper (Epinephelus bleekeri)

The Duskytail grouper (Epinephelus bleekeri) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Occurs on shallow banks, but is not known from well-developed coral reefs. Benthic. In Hong Kong live fish markets. Usually taken by trawling in 30-45 m or by hand-lining over rocky banks; not found from coral reefs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Epinephelus bleekeri
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
76.0
Depth range
30–104 m (98–341 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 104 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Taiwan, Indonesia and the northern coast of Australia. Not known from Japan, but may occur here. It has not been found at any islands of Micronesia nor Polynesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=24)

Sources

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

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