Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 50 - 130 m (Ref. 9342). Tropical; 33°N - 9°S, 118°W - 76°W (Ref. 5222)
Eastern Pacific: southern California to Peru. Misidentified as Epinephelus niveatus by some authors (Ref. 5995, 6852).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 48.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 5222)
Dorsale stekels (totaal): 11; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 13-15; Anale stekels 3; Anale zachte stralen: 9. Distinguished by the following characteristics: juveniles dark reddish brown with white spots in grid-like pattern of vertical series and horizontal rows on body and dorsal fin; caudal peduncle with visible dark saddle blotch; pale caudal and pectoral fins; dark brown anal and pelvic fins; black maxillary groove; adults dark brown lacking white spots; depth of body contained 2.3-2.7 times in SL; head length 2.2-2.5 times in SL; convex interorbital area; slightly produced angle of preopercle, with enlarged serrae; distinctly convex upper edge of operculum; vertically elongate posterior nostrils, 2-5 times larger than anterior nostrils; maxilla reaches to or beyond vertical at rear edge of eye; 2 rows of teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw (Ref. 89707).
Found on rocky reefs and soft bottoms (Ref. 89707). Reported to be often caught in shrimp trawls in central Gulf of California. Too rare to be of commercial interest.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Craig, M.T. and P.A. Hastings, 2007. A molecular phylogeny of the groupers of the subfamily Epinephelinae (Serranidae) with revised classification of the epinephelini. Ichthyol. Res. 54:1-17. (Ref. 83414)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: visserij voor eigen gebruik
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Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.6 - 23.1, mean 17.2 °C (based on 19 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00612 - 0.02972), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 99.3 [39.1, 183.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.847 [0.447, 1.672] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.274 [0.161, 0.485] g/100g; Selenium = 56.8 [28.6, 119.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.4 [9.3, 106.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.892 [0.613, 1.347] mg/100g (wet weight);
