Blacktip grouper
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E. fasciatus
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The blacktip grouper or redbanded grouper, Epinephelus fasciatus, is a species of marine fish in the family Serranidae.[2]
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Distribution
The blacktip grouper is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from the Red Sea to South Africa, as far north as Korea, and in the waters around Australia to Pitcairn Islands.[3] It is also commonly found around the Mascarene_Islands and is a prized commercial fish in Mauritius.
Description
The blacktip grouper grows up to 40 cm in length and may weigh up to 2 kg, but its common size is average 22 cm.[3] The tips of the spines of the dorsal fin are black, and it may have a dark red cap above the eyes.[4][5] A variant occurs with a uniformly pale body except for the front part.[6]
It feeds on crustaceans and smaller fishes by ambushing them.[3][5] It is found associated with coral reefs from 4 m deep (more commonly from 15 m) up to 160 m, in both marine and brackish water, sometimes in groups of 10-15 individuals.[3][5] Juveniles may find shelter in mangrove swamps.[6]
Blacktip groupers of the Red Sea are fished by the Bedouin.[6] It has also been associated with ciguatera poisoning.[3]
Parasites
Blacktip groupers are host of several parasites, including Pseudorhabdosynochus spp. (diplectanid Monogeneans) on the gills.[7] The philometrid nematode Philometra fasciati is parasitic in the ovary of female fish;[8] the adult female parasite is a red worm which can reach up to 40 centimetres in length, for a diameter of only 1.6 millimetre; the males are tiny.
Taxonomic synonyms
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- Cerna alexandrina (Valenciennes, 1828)
- Cerna chrysotaenia (non Doderlein, 1882)
- Epinephalus alexandrinus (Valenciennes, 1828)
- Epinephalus fasciatus (Forsskal, 1775)
- Epinephelus alexandrinus (Valenciennes, 1828)
- Epinephelus emoryi Schultz, 1953
- Epinephelus goreensis (non Valenciennes, 1830)
- Epinephelus spiramen (non Whitley, 1945)
- Epinephelus tsirimenara (Temminck & Schlegeli, 1842)
- Epinephelus variolosus (Valenciennes, 1828)
- Epinephelus zapyrus Seale, 1906
- Epinephelus zaslavskii (non Poll, 1949)
- Holocentrus erythraceus Bloch & Schneider, 1901
- Holocentrus forskael Lacepede, 1802
- Holocentrus marinatus Lacepede, 1802
- Holocentrus oceanicus Lacepede, 1802
- Holocentrus rosmarus Lacepede, 1802
- Perca fasciata Forsskal, 1775
- Perca maculata Forster, 1844
- Plectropoma fasciata (Forsskal, 1775)
- Serranus alexandrinus (Valenciennes, 1828)
- Serranus cruentatus De Vis, 1884
- Serranus fasciatus (Forsskal, 1775)
- Serranus geometricus De Vis, 1844
- Serranus marginalis (Bloch, 1793)
- Serranus oceanicus (Lacepede, 1802)
- Serranus subfasciatus De Vis, 1884
- Serranus tsirimenara Temminck & Schlegeli, 1842
- Serranus variolosus Valenciennes, 1828
References
- ↑ Fennessy, S., Kulbicki, M., Cabanban, A.S., Myers, R. & Choat, J.H. 2008. Epinephelus fasciatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 October 2013.
- ↑ http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5348&GenusName=Epinephelus&SpeciesName=fasciatus&StockCode=5587
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Epinephelus fasciatus" in FishBase. 5 2007 version.
- ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/132817/0
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) Coral reef guide; Red Sea London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Siliotti, A. (2002) fishes of the red sea Verona, Geodia ISBN 88-87177-42-2
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