Spawning Aggregations of Plectropomus areolatus

Main Ref. David Rowatt, 2005, pers. comm.; Pet, JS, Mous, PJ, Muljadi, AH, Sadovy, YJ and Squire L, 2005, Aggregations of Plectropomus areolatus and Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (groupers, Serranidae) in the Komodo National Park, Indonesia: monitoring and implications for management; Mangubhai, S, Saleh, M, Suprayitno, Muljadi,A, Purwanto, Rhodes, KL, Tjandra K., 2011, Do not stop: The importance of seamless monitoring and enforcement in an Indonesian marine protected area.
Spawning type Pair spawning
Aggregation type Transient
Spawning evidence
Direct
Indirect
Courtship; Multiple gravid females; Colour changes associated with spawning
Status Gone
Lunar phase New moon; Full moon;
Habitat type High coral cover; Reef promontory (point)
Management Marine Protected Area Gear Hook and Line; Destructive (cyanide); Beach Seine; Destructive (blast or dynamite)
Country Indonesia
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