Plump grouper (Epinephelus trophis)

Scientific name: Epinephelus trophis Randall & Allen, 1987

Plump grouper (Epinephelus trophis)

The Plump grouper (Epinephelus trophis) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Interorbital space convex; preopercular angle with 2 or 3 enlarged serrae; upper edge of the operculum convex; nostrils subequal; maxilla reaches vertical at rear edge of the eye. Overall color is dark charcoal gray; pectoral fins pale; pelvic fins blackish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Epinephelus trophis
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.5
Depth range
130 m (427 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 130 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from 2 specimens collected from the base of a drilling rig at Dillon Shoals in the Timor Sea off Western Australia at a depth of 130 m.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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