Hong Kong grouper (Epinephelus akaara)

Scientific name: Epinephelus akaara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842

Hong Kong grouper (Epinephelus akaara)

The Hong Kong grouper (Epinephelus akaara) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

A highly prized food fish usually caught by hand-lining over rock strata. Found in Hong Kong live fish markets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Epinephelus akaara
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
53.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern China, Taiwan, East China Sea, Korea, and southern Japan (Kyushu to about 38?N on both coasts of Honshu). Reported specimen from Viet Nam may be Epinephelus fasciatomaculosus and records from the Philippines and India are unsubstantiated.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (A2d), IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2)

Sources

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

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