Seamount grouper
📖 Overview
Seamount grouper (Epinephelus suborbitalis), first described by Amaoka & Randall, 1990 is a very large fish in the family Epinephelidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 118.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 360 to 570 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. Diet is predominantly piscivorous, targeting other fish and larger prey. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Upper edge of operculum convex; posterior nostril of large adults broadly oval, its diameter about 3 times that of the anterior nostril; ventral edge of the maxilla with a step-like expansion distally. Color is uniformly grayish brown, the fins darker. Characterized further by the following: robust body, depth contained 2.7 times in SL; body width 2.25 times in the depth; head length 2.4 times in SL; slightly convex interorbital area, width 4.4 times in HL; upper edge of operculum convex; large adults with broadly oval posterior nostrils, diameter about 3 times that of anterior nostril; step-like expansion on ventral edge of maxilla; 3 rows of teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw; inner symphyseal teeth of upper jaw not enlarged .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Seamount grouper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 360 - 570 m . Deep-water; 27°N - 23°N, 133°E - 137°E Northwest Pacific: known only from a single specimen taken from the Minami-Koto Seamount which lies on the Kyushu-Palau Ridge.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | seamount grouper |
| 🌍CES | kanic šedohnědý |
| 🇫🇷French | Merou Guyot |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Garoupa-de-guyot |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Mero De Minami-koho |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 九州石斑魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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