Epinephelus undulosus

Wavy-lined grouper
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Binomial name
Epinephelus undulosus
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Bodianus undulosus Quoy and Gaimard, 1824
  • Cephalopholis undulosus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
  • Epinephelus undulosus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  • Serranus amboinensis Bleeker, 1852
  • Serranus lienatus Valenciennes, 1828 [1]

The Wavy-lined grouper (Epinephelus undulosus), also known as Brown-lined reefcod, Mid-water rockcod, Mid-water grouper, is a fish of a genus of groupers. It is a marine fish that inhabits coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. They are produced through aquaculture and commercially fished.

This reef-associated fish inhabited at depths from 24 to 90 m (79 to 295 ft). The maximum length is 120 cm (47 in), and weight reaches 6.4 kg (14 lb).[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/132739/0
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Epinephelus undulosus" in FishBase. March 2015 version.

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