FB-66614 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66614 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Acropomatiformes Epigonidae Epigonus Epigonus machaera Okamoto, 2012 Tugela-kuglefisk Sphaeroides marleyi Fowler, 1929 Sphoeroides marleyi Fowler, 1929 2012-07-31 2012-07-31 Heemstra, P.C. and E. Heemstra0 Coastal fishes of Southern Africa. National Inquiry Service Centre (NISC) and South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown. 488 p. (Ref. 58304) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) Petersen, P.0 Danish names and photos and other species information. Pers. Comm. (Ref. 130676) FB-DiagnosticDescr-66624 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-10-01 00:00:00 2012-10-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66624 This species when compared to its similar species, Amblyrhynchotes honckenii, has its mouth below horizontal line through upper end of pectoral fin base, has fewer spinules, belly with numerous longitudinal pleats, and has 7 anal fin-rays and 13-14 pectoral fin-rays (Ref. 58304). Heemstra, P.C. and E. Heemstra 2004 Coastal fishes of Southern Africa. National Inquiry Service Centre (NISC) and South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown. 488 p. (Ref. 58304) FB-Distribution-66624 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-10-01 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66624 Western Indian Ocean: South Africa (endemic to Kwazulu-Natal, off the Thukela River). Heemstra, P.C. and E. Heemstra 2004 Coastal fishes of Southern Africa. National Inquiry Service Centre (NISC) and South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown. 488 p. (Ref. 58304) FB-Uses-66624 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-10-01 00:00:00 2014-09-11 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66624 fisheries: of no interest FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-66624 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-10-01 00:00:00 2014-09-11 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66624 reef-associated; marine