Plump grouper
📖 Overview
Found on the continental shelf . The only two specimens known were collected from the base of a drilling rig at a depth of 130 m.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinguished by the following characteristics: subequal body depth and head length, depth contained 2.4 times in SL; convex interorbital area; small and subequal posterior and anterior nostrils; maxilla reaches vertical at rear edge of orbit; 2 rows of teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Plump grouper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 130 m . Tropical; 10°S - 14°S, 124°E - 128°E known only from 2 specimens collected from the base of a drilling rig at Dillon Shoals in the Timor Sea off Western Australia at a depth of 130 m.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Plumb Grouper · Plump Groper · plump grouper |
| 🌍CES | kanic buclatý |
| 🇫🇷French | Merou Rondelet |
| 🌍HEB | Lokos |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Garoupa-rechonchuda |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Mero Rollizo |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 短身石斑魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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