Orange-spotted grouper
| Orange-spotted grouper | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Epinephelus |
| Species: | E. coioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822) | |
The orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides), also known as the estuary cod, is a species of fish in the Serranidae family. It is found in the western Pacific, the Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, intertidal flats, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.
In earlier literature it has often been confused with Epinephelus tauvina or Epinephelus malabaricus.[1][2]
Habitat
Brackish water and Salt water
Dispersion
Andaman Sea
Utilization
- Fishery: Trade
- Aquaculture: Trade
Sources
- Cornish, A. & Harmelin-Vivien, M. 2004. Epinephelus coioides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Epinephelus coioides" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
- ↑ Estuary cod Primefact 167. NSW Dept of Primary Industries, July 2006