Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Tawiya, Verimicular cod, Vermicular coral-cod
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Kimbe bay (Ref. 28888). Also Ref. 90102.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kailola, P.J., 1987
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Common names from other countries

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> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Plectropomus: Greek,plektron = anything to strike with, spur + Greek, poma = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin récifal; non migrateur; profondeur 5 - 147 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 22°N - 20°S, 104°E - 172°E

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Indo-West Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, northeastern Australia (Cape York to northern Great Barrier Reef) Belau, Truk, Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, and the Solomon Islands. Reported from Malaysia (Ref. 5756).

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ?, range 42 - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5222); poids max. publié: 1.2 kg (Ref. 40637)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 7 - 8; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 10-12; Épines anales 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8.

Inhabits drop-offs and steep channel slopes (Ref. 9710). Very little has been published on its biology. Reported to forage in groups of two or three for rock- and sand living crustaceans and fishes. Rare in most areas (Ref. 9710). In the Hong Kong live fish markets (Ref. 27253).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 November 2016

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 5222)

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.6 - 29.3, mean 28.7 (based on 1890 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00643 - 0.01629), b=3.03 (2.90 - 3.16), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.

Résilience (Ref. 120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Plectropomus oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1855)