Marquesan grouper (Epinephelus irroratus)

Scientific name: Epinephelus irroratus Forster, 1801

Marquesan grouper (Epinephelus irroratus)

The Marquesan grouper (Epinephelus irroratus) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae. Native range: Pacific Ocean, known only from the Marquesan Islands and one specimen from Minami Tori Shima, Marcus Islands, Japan (although this report may be erroneous).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Epinephelus irroratus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.7
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: known only from the Marquesan Islands and one specimen from Minami Tori Shima, Marcus Islands, Japan (although this report may be erroneous).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC), IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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