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Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Eduard C F Dämle, also known as Dämel or Daemel (1821–1900), was a German entomologist, and a collector and dealer in natural history specimens. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade ? - 50 m (Ref. 5222). Subtropical; 25°S - 43°S, 136°E - 177°W (Ref. 5222)
Southwest Pacific: Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Kermadec Islands and New Zealand (North Island and Poor Knights Island). The Australian range extends from southern Queensland to Kangaroo Island off South Australia; also reported from the Bass Strait.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9710); peso máx. Publicado: 68.0 kg (Ref. 4787)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 9; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 14; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais moles: 8.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found on rocky substrata from near shore to at least 50 m. It is an aggressive territorial species that may occupy a particular cave for life. Small individuals feed on crabs and small fishes. Sexual transition reported to occur at 100-110 cm (Ref. 6787). Large individuals are often attracted by divers (Ref. 9710). An esteemed food fish avidly sought by anglers and spear fishermen.
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: pescarias de subsistência; peixe desportivo: sim
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 16.4 - 24.3, mean 17.9 °C (based on 56 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00555 - 0.02374), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.70 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Muito baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população maior que 14 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 7.69 [2.83, 18.19] mg/100g; Iron = 0.356 [0.177, 0.770] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [17.8, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.139 [0.071, 0.276] g/100g; Selenium = 23.2 [10.1, 51.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 61.1 [13.9, 265.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.665 [0.427, 1.019] mg/100g (wet weight);
