Roving coralgrouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus)

Scientific name: Plectropomus pessuliferus Fowler, 1904

Roving coralgrouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus)

The Roving coralgrouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

An uncommon species found in shallow lagoon and seaward reefs. In the Hong Kong live fish markets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectropomus pessuliferus
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
120
Depth range
25–147 m (82–482 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 25 - 147 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, Zanzibar, Maldives, St. Brandon's Shoals, Sri Lanka, Chagos, Nazareth Bank, Sumatra, and Fiji. Recently recorded from Tonga. Subspecies, Plectropomus pessuliferus marisburi occurs in the Red Sea, while Plectropomus pessuliferus pessuliferus from the rest of the Indo-Pacific region. Often misidentified as Plectropomus maculatus.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT), IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 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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