Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 10 - 155 m (Ref. 89707). Tropical; 33°N - 8°N, 44°E - 77°E (Ref. 5222)
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Pakistan, and west coast of India. Since it has only recently been discovered, it may be expected to have a wider distribution.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 30573); 54.7 cm TL (female); peso máximo publicado: 0.00 g
Espinas dorsales (total) : 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 16 - 17; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 8. Distinguished by the following characteristics: head, body and fins pale, covered with numerous small close-set dark brown spots; spots on fins and dorsal parts of head and body smaller and closer together compared to those on the sides and ventrally; rear edge of caudal fin with white line and a row of blackish brown spots; presence of dark maxillary streak; body depth contained 2.6-3.3 times in SL; body width 1.8-2.4 times in depth; head length 2.5-2.8 times in SL; slightly convex interorbital, dorsal head profile almost straight; angular preopercle, with indentation above the angle and enlarged serrae below the indentation; straight upper edge of operculum; posterior nostrils slightly larger than anterior ones; maxilla reaches to below rear half of eye; front of jaws with a pair of small fixed canines; 2 rows of teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw, inner ones twice length of outer teeth, pyloric caeca 28-34 (Ref. 89707).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Known from rocky areas adjacent to soft bottoms in depths 10-155 m (Ref. 89707). In the Hong Kong live fish markets (Ref. 27253).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the world (family Serranidae, subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(16):382 p. (Ref. 5222)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 21.9 - 27.1, mean 24.5 °C (based on 133 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00612 - 0.01792), b=3.02 (2.88 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 15.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.19; tmax=41).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 75.3 [33.2, 165.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.879 [0.418, 2.024] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [16.1, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.212 [0.111, 0.389] g/100g; Selenium = 67.2 [32.7, 152.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 45.3 [11.1, 177.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.21 [0.77, 1.94] mg/100g (wet weight);
