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Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Eduard C F Dämle, also known as Dämel or Daemel (1821–1900), was a German entomologist, and a collector and dealer in natural history specimens. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina revassocierade; djupintervall ? - 50 m (Ref. 5222). Subtropical; 25°S - 43°S, 136°E - 177°W (Ref. 5222)
Southwest Pacific: Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Kermadec Islands and New Zealand (North Island and Poor Knights Island). The Australian range extends from southern Queensland to Kangaroo Island off South Australia; also reported from the Bass Strait.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9710); publicerad maxvikt: 68.0 kg (Ref. 4787)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 14; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found on rocky substrata from near shore to at least 50 m. It is an aggressive territorial species that may occupy a particular cave for life. Small individuals feed on crabs and small fishes. Sexual transition reported to occur at 100-110 cm (Ref. 6787). Large individuals are often attracted by divers (Ref. 9710). An esteemed food fish avidly sought by anglers and spear fishermen.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: husbehovsfiske; sportfisk: ja
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01148 (0.00550 - 0.02396), b=3.04 (2.88 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
4.0 ±0.70 se; based on food items. |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Very high vulnerability (85 of 100). 🛈 |
Priskategori (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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Näringsämnen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 7.69 [2.83, 18.19] mg/100g; Iron = 0.356 [0.177, 0.770] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [17.8, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.139 [0.071, 0.276] g/100g; Selenium = 23.2 [10.1, 51.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 61.1 [13.9, 265.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.665 [0.427, 1.019] mg/100g (wet weight); |