Epinephelus trophis Randall & Allen, 1987
Plump grouper
photo by FAO

Family:  Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Max. size:  12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 130 m
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from 2 specimens collected from the base of a drilling rig at Dillon Shoals in the Timor Sea off Western Australia at a depth of 130 m.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished by the following characteristics: subequal body depth and head length, depth contained 2.4 times in SL; convex interorbital area; small and subequal posterior and anterior nostrils; maxilla reaches vertical at rear edge of orbit; 2 rows of teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw (Ref. 89707).
Biology:  Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). The only two specimens known were collected from the base of a drilling rig at a depth of 130 m.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 22 November 2016 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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