Red Sea coralgrouper
📖 Overview
Occurs on or near coral reefs and outer-reef slopes, sometimes in lagoons or over seagrass and sandy areas, to at least 85 m depth. It feeds on other fishes. It is a popular food fish on Saudi Arabian coast and is heavily fished .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is characterized by the following colouration: body and fins are brown to orange-red with numerous small dark-edged blue spots (smallest on fins, present only basally on pectoral fins); ca. 30-50 spots behind and below centre of eye to edge of preopercle; there are some spots on sides of body of adults vertically elongate, and some on head obliquely elongate; the spots are usually absent or few on underside of thorax and abdomen; body usually with seven dark bars subequal to pale interspaces; pectoral-fin rays with dark brown, abruptly pale distally; eyes are narrowly rimmed in blue (may be interrupted); caudal-fin margin sometimes narrowly whitish .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Red Sea coralgrouper is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 80 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Red Sea.
🌿 Ecology
other fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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