FB-69544 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69544 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Stomiiformes Stomiidae Photonectes Photonectes uncinatus Prokofiev, 2015 Red Sea coralgrouper Plectropomus pessuliferus marisrubri Randall & Hoese, 1986 2021-09-20 2021-09-20 Randall, J.E. and D.F. Hoese0 Revision of the groupers of the Indo-Pacific genus <i>Plectropomus</i> (Perciformes: Serranidae). Indo-Pac. Fish. (13):31 p. (Ref. 3150) Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall0 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) Khalaf, M.A. and A.M. Disi0 Fishes of the Gulf of Aqaba. Marine Science Station, Aqaba, Jordan. 252 p. (Ref. 48643) Roberts, M.B., G.P. Jones, M.I. McCormick, P.L. Munday, S. Neale, S. Thorold, V.S.N. Robitzch and M.L. Berumen0 Homogeneity of coral reef communities across 8 degrees of latitude in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea. Unpublished. (Ref. 100374) DiBattista, J.D., J.H. Choat, M.R. Gaither, J.-P.A. Hobbs, D.F. Lozano-Cortés, R.F. Myers, G. Paulay, L.A. Rocha, R.J. Toonen, M.W. Westneat and M.L. Berumen0 On the origin of endemic species in the Red Sea. J. Biogeogr. 43(1):13-30. (Ref. 105011) Golani, D. and R. Fricke0 Checklist of the Red Sea fishes with delineation of the Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aqaba, endemism and Lessepsian migrants. Zootaxa 4509(1):1-215. (Ref. 120578) Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall0 An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Serranidae of the world with description of two new related families of fishes. FishTaxa 15:1-170. (Ref. 123093) Heemstra, P.C., E. Heemstra, D.A. Ebert, W. Holleman and J.E. Randall (eds.)0 Coastal fishes of the Western Indian Ocean Vol. 3. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF-SAIAB), 642 p. (Ref. 127962) FB-pic-69553-18402 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1998-10-19 2021-10-06 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69553 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Plpes_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Plpes_u1.jpg FB-pic-69553-18403 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1998-10-19 2021-10-06 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69553 BPBM 18146; (= Dhahab) Locality: Dahab, Red Sea, Egypt. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Plpes_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Plpes_u2.jpg Locality: Dahab, Red Sea, Egypt. FB-GeneralDescr-69553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-28 00:00:00 2025-09-16 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69553 Occurs on or near coral reefs and outer-reef slopes, sometimes in lagoons or over seagrass andsandy areas, to at least 85 m depth. It feeds on other fishes. It is a popular food fish onSaudi Arabian coast and is heavily fished (Ref. 127962). Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall 2020 An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Serranidae of the world with description of two new related families of fishes. FishTaxa 15:1-170. (Ref. 123093) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-09-16 00:00:00 2025-09-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69553 This species is characterized by the following colouration: body and fins are brown to orange-red with numerous small dark-edged blue spots (smallest on fins, present only basally on pectoral fins); ca. 30-50 spots behind and below centre of eye to edge of preopercle; there are some spots on sides of body of adults vertically elongate, and some on head obliquely elongate; the spots are usually absent or few on underside of thorax and abdomen; body usually with seven dark bars subequal to pale interspaces; pectoral-fin rays with dark brown, abruptly pale distally; eyes are narrowly rimmed in blue (may be interrupted); caudal-fin margin sometimes narrowly whitish (Ref. 127962). Heemstra, P.C., E. Heemstra, D.A. Ebert, W. Holleman and J.E. Randall (eds.) 2022 Coastal fishes of the Western Indian Ocean Vol. 3. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF-SAIAB), 642 p. (Ref. 127962) FB-Distribution-69553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-28 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=69553 Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea. Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall 2020 An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Serranidae of the world with description of two new related families of fishes. FishTaxa 15:1-170. (Ref. 123093) FB-Size-69553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-28 00:00:00 2025-09-16 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69553 120 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 127962)) Heemstra, P.C., E. Heemstra, D.A. Ebert, W. Holleman and J.E. Randall (eds.) 2022 Coastal fishes of the Western Indian Ocean Vol. 3. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF-SAIAB), 642 p. (Ref. 127962) 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-69553 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-28 00:00:00 2025-09-16 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69553 reef-associated; marine; depth range ? - 80 m (Ref. 127962) Heemstra, P.C., E. Heemstra, D.A. Ebert, W. Holleman and J.E. Randall (eds.) 2022 Coastal fishes of the Western Indian Ocean Vol. 3. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF-SAIAB), 642 p. (Ref. 127962)