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Epinephelus andersoni Boulenger, 1903

Catface grouper
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South Africa country information

Common names: Captain fine, Catface rockcod, Katgesig-klipkabeljou
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Natal to Knysna (Ref. 4319). Stock depressed and vulnerable (Ref. 4332). Museum: Natal, BMNH 1903.2.6.4 (holotype); ANSP 77587; RUSI 12921, 27690, 15256, 74-336, 17606, 8698, 17026; BMNH 1919.9.12.10, 1985.7.9.82; BPBM 27750, 27755 (Ref. 4787). Also Ref. 5222, 12484, 089707.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and P.C. Heemstra, 1991
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Common names from other countries

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

seewasser; brackwasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 101 - ? m (Ref. 89707).   Subtropical; 15°S - 37°S, 27°E - 51°E (Ref. 5222)

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Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: known with certainty only from the southeast coast of Africa between Quissico, Mozambique (24°50'S) and Knysna, South Africa (23°E). Reports from Madagascar are dubious.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm 49.2, range 42 - ? cm
Max length : 87.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 74502); max. veröff. Gewicht: 8.7 kg (Ref. 4787)

Kurzbeschreibung Morphologie | Morphometrie

Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 11; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 13-15; Afterflossenstacheln 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 8. Distinguished by the following characteristics: head, body and fins brown; body, caudal and dorsal fins with numerous small close-set irregular dark brown spots; 2 dark brown stripes running posteriorly from the eye across operculum, and another continuing from the maxillary groove to the lower edge of the preopercle; body elongate, depth 3.2-3.7 times in SL; greatest body width 1.4-1.8 times in body depth; head length 2.4-2.7 times in SL; angular preopercle, with several enlarged serrae at the angle; upper edge of operculum slightly convex; posterior and anterior nostrils equal; scaly maxilla, reaching to or past vertical at rear edge of eye; 2-3 rows of teeth on midside of lower jaw; rounded caudal fin; ctenoid midlateral-body scales (mostly embedded), with auxiliary scales (Ref. 089707).

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Adults inhabit reefs and rocky bottom to a depth of at least 101 m (Ref. 089707); juveniles are found in tide pools. Feed on fishes and crustaceans. Sexual maturity is attained at 50 to 60 cm. Are diandric protogynous hermaphrodites unlike that of other congeners (Ref. 74502).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

Diandric protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 74502, 103751).

Hauptreferenz Upload your references | Referenzen | Koordinator | Partner

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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

  Gefährdung zunehmend (NT) (A2bd); Date assessed: 20 November 2016

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

  Harmless




Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: kleinfischerei; Sportfisch: ja
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00537 - 0.02042), b=3.02 (2.86 - 3.18), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179):  mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (tm=3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766):   Very high.