Spotted grouper
📖 Overview
Abundant in patch reefs where it is readily caught by anglers. Inhabits depths of at least 50 m . Feeds mainly on crustaceans and fishes on rocky and sandy bottoms. During winter, it moves closer to the shore where it feeds heavily on swarms of pelagic red crab Pleuroncodes planipes.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 18; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinguished by the following characteristics: generally pale reddish brown covered with numerous dark brown spots; 5 faint oblique dark bars on body; body depth less than head length, 2.6-3.0 times in SL; head length 2.3-2.5 times in SL; shallow notch above the angle of preopercle, serrae at angle slightly enlarged; slightly convex upper edge of operculum; subequal posterior and anterior nostrils; pelvic fins shorter than pectoral fins and their origin below or behind lower end of pectoral fin base; rounded caudal fin; ctenoid midlateral-body scales, with numerous auxiliary scales .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Spotted grouper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Spotted grouper is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Spotted grouper is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 50 - ? m . Subtropical; 32°N - 10°S, 117°W - 77°W
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans and fishes on rocky and sandy bottoms
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Grouper · Rock Bass Spotted Cabrilla · Rock bass · Spotted grouper · spotted cabrilla |
| 🌍CES | kanic skvrněný |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Plettet havaborre |
| 🇩🇪German | Pazifischer Fleckenbarsch |
| 🇫🇷French | Merou Cabrilla · Merou Marbre |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Pacifische gevlekte zaagbaars |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | garoupa-mosqueda |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Пятнистый групер |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Cabrilla · Guato · Mero · Mero Moteado · Mero Orillero · Mero Pintado · Murique Moteado · cabrilla pinta |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 斑條石斑魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serranus courtadei | Bocourt | 1868 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 15 records indexed .
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