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Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Eponymy: Miguel Cifuentes was a park administrator, though we only know what the etymology tells us: “Sr. Miguel Cifuentes, former lntendente of the Galapagos National Park in appreciation of his assistance in the field work at the Galapagos Islands.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 40 - 120 m (Ref. 5222). Tropical; 10°N - 4°S, 92°W - 81°W (Ref. 5222)
Eastern Pacific: Galapagos Islands, Isla del Coco, and off Costa Rica. It probably occurs off Mexico. Galapagos Islands subpopulation is classified as vulnerable in the 2004 IUCN red list of threatened species (Ref. 53964).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5222); peso máx. Publicado: 22.3 kg (Ref. 40637)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 11; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 14 - 16; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais moles: 9. Distinguished by the following characteristics: head and body pale brown, with distinct greenish sheen on the body; dark color of lips, tip of lower jaw and dorsal part of the body; brown fins, darker than body, with blue-green sheen; pelvic fins pale brown with dusky membranes; juveniles without distinctive markings except for a dark maxillary groove; body depth 2.6-3.0 times in SL; head length 2.5-2.8 times in SL; convex interorbital area, width greater than eye diameter; preopercle subangular, serrae at angle slightly enlarged; slightly convex upper edge of operculum; subequal nostrils or posterior nostril slightly larger; maxilla reaches past vertical through centre of eye; midside of lower jaw with two rows of teeth; truncate caudal fin with rounded corners in adults, convex in juveniles; midlateral body scales distinctly ctenoid, auxiliary scales in large adults (Ref. 089707).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Deep-water species found on rocky reefs in depths of 40-120 m (Ref. 089707). Marketed fresh (Ref.9342).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: altamente comercial; peixe desportivo: sim
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 15.3 - 20.9, mean 20.8 °C (based on 5 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00618 - 0.01945), b=3.04 (2.89 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 3.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 65.4 [28.7, 144.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.889 [0.406, 2.092] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.199 [0.102, 0.372] g/100g; Selenium = 77.5 [37.3, 183.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 26.8 [6.5, 105.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.993 [0.618, 1.632] mg/100g (wet weight);