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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Perciformes (order)  »  Serranidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 311059 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Epinephelus insularis   Nakamura & Motomura, 2021
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images Image by: J.E. Randall Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Rights: J.E. Randall Family: 37 311 Serranidae (Rockcods) - show full list Standard Name: brownspotted grouper Organism Type: a rockcod Synonyms: Epinephelus chlorostigma (Valenciennes, 1828) [CAAB, Australian Faunal Directory online] Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m) Parent Codes: 37 311911     Epinephelus spp. Previous Codes (if any): 311059

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-12. Occurrence locations [20] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 120 to 300 m.

Taxon Notes:

Nakamura & Motomura (2021) described Epinephelus insularis from the Western Pacific Ocean and Timor Sea and noted the true E. chlorostigma was restricted to the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. In Australia, E. insularis is confirmed from Scott Reef, Western Australia and off Myrmidon Reef (18 14’S 147 20’E), Qld in 135m. The Australian Faunal Directory (accessed 30.4.2021) also noted distribution as North West Shelf, WA to Evans Shoal and Blackwood Shoals, Timor Sea, NT; some Australian records not documented and need confirmation. Andrawartha & Tuma (2007) show an image of a fish caught in northern Australia, but location not documented. Most type specimens were collected from fish markets but known depths range is 120-300m.

Identifiers:

AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:01fbd344-2fb6-4b83-9b68-ff3c15a3302a Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia FoA 4513 View at FoA ITIS 167738 View at ITIS WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218199 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2018-07-18 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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