Black-dotted grouper
📖 Overview
Found on the continental shelf , over mud and sand substrata . Caught by trawling at depths ranging from 37 to 142 m. The small size and poor edible quality probably accounts for its low value in the markets.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Preopercle with 1 - 4 distinctly enlarged serrae at its angle; upper edge of the operculum straight; nostrils subequal. Pectoral fins not fleshy. Pyloric caeca 12. Body and head yellowish brown dorsally, whitish ventrally, with numerous small dark brown to black dots on the upper sides, and 5 faint oblique bars, which may disappear in preservative; the chest and ventral parts of the head pale reddish orange. The fins are pale, with the rays darker than the membrane; the soft dorsal and caudal fins with narrow dark brown margin.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Black-dotted grouper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 60 - 142 m . Tropical; 31°N - 17°S, 106°E - 126°E South China Sea, Java, and northwest Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black-dotted Groper · Blackdotted Grouper · Six-banded Grouper · black-dotted grouper |
| 🌍CES | kanic žlutavý |
| 🇫🇷French | Merou Points Noirs |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Aohata-modoki · アオハタモドキ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Garoupa-vietnamita |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Mero Punteado Negro |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 南海石斑魚 · 南海石斑鱼 · 石斑 · 過魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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