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Epinephelus malabaricus Malabar grouper

Epinephelus malabaricus is commonly referred to as Malabar grouper. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Foto: Hurghada,Ägypten


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lexID:
2695 
AphiaID:
218206 
Scientific:
Epinephelus malabaricus 
German:
Malabar-Zackenbarsch 
English:
Malabar Grouper 
Category:
Tandbaarzen 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelus (Genus) > malabaricus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bloch & Schneider, ), 1801 
Occurrence:
Eritrea, Hong Kong, Sudan, Djibouti, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, China, Comores, Egypt, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Mediterranean Sea, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Tonga, Vietnam, Yemen 
Sea depth:
0 - 150 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water 
Size:
39.37" - 92.13" (100cm - 234cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Big fish, Carnivore, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-12-09 15:47:42 

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Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

The Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus) also known as blackspot rockcod, estuary rockcod, giant rock cod, greasy grouper, Malabar rockcod, Morgan's cod or speckled grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region. It has entered the Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea by way of the Suez Canal as a Lessepsian migrant.

Synonymised names:
Cephalopholis malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted
Epinephelus cylindricus Postel, 1965 · unaccepted
Epinephelus malabrica (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted
Epinephelus salmonoides (Valenciennes, 1828) · unaccepted
Holocentrus malabaricus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
Holocentrus salmoides Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Serranus crapao Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Serranus estuarius MacLeay, 1883 · unaccepted
Serranus polypodophilus Bleeker, 1849 · unaccepted
Serranus salmonoides Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Serranus semi-punctatus Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted (misspelling)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 09.12.2022.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 05.10.2020.

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Foto: Hurghada,Ägypten
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Epinephelus malabaricus
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