Oblique-banded grouper
📖 Overview
Adults are found at depths between 80 to 383 m; juveniles in 18 to 20 m , over hard substrates . The species is apparently rare .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinguished by the following characteristics: tan body color with 5 oblique dark-edged pale bands; dark bands with scattered small black spots and pale blotches, especially dorsally; pale interspaces with small dark brown spots, mainly arranged in series along the middle of the interspaces; adults with dark brown line from the lower edge of the eye to the edge of the subopercle; faint dark band along the maxillary groove and continuing to the edge of the interopercle; dorsal fin and caudal fin covered with small dark spots; juveniles dark brown with black-edged pale brown bands enclosing numerous small black spots; body depth contained 2.6-3.0 times in SL; head length 2.1-2.3 times in SL; nearly flat interorbital, dorsal head profile slightly convex; 2-5 distinctly enlarged serrae on preopercle angle; upper edge of operculum almost straight; adults posterior nostril diameter 2-3 times that of anterior nostrils; maxilla reaches to or past vertical at rear edge of eye; 2 rows of teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Oblique-banded grouper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 383 m . Tropical; 36°N - 24°S, 36°E - 155°E West Pacific: spotty distribution from the Red Sea to Japan and Papua New Guinea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Oblique-banded Rockcod · Oblique-banded grouper · Obliquebanded Grouper · Radiant Rock-cod · Radiant Rockcod |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Hamour |
| 🌍CES | kanic šikmopruhý |
| 🇫🇷French | Merou Zebre |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Kakehashihata · カケハシハタ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 마라바리 |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | garoupa-zebrada |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Mero Acebrado |
| 🌍THA | ปลากะรังลายเฉียง |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 石斑 · 雲紋石斑 · 雲紋石斑魚 · 電紋石斑 · 電紋石斑魚 · 鱠仔 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epinephelus doderleinii | Franz | 1910 | Synonym |
| Epinephelus doederleinii | Franz | 1910 | Synonym |
| Epinephelus radians | Day | 1868 | Synonym |
| Epinephelus radiates | Day | 1868 | Synonym |
| Epinephilus radiatus | Day | 1868 | Synonym |
| Serranus radiatus | Day | 1868 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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