| Epinephelidae (Groupers) |
| 55 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 50 m, non-migratory |
| Western Pacific: Philippines to Australia (Dampier Islands, off Western Australia to the Capricorn Islands, of the southern Great Barrier Reef); including Palau, New Britain, and the Solomon Islands. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Juveniles dark brown with bright yellow dorsal, anal, pelvic and tail fins. At size about 9 cm, small scattered blue dots appear and yellow on fins begins to recede (Ref. 37816); characterized further by brown to reddish brown color, usually mottled; head, body and fins covered with numerous white to bluish spots; several pale bars evident on side; scales ctenoid scales on body including abdomen; greatest body depth 2.6-3.0 in SL; rounded caudal fin; pelvic fins 1.8-2.1 in head length (Ref. 90102). |
| Inhabits shallow protected coastal reefs, in seagrass beds, and in coral-rich areas (Ref. 9710, 48635). Feeds on crustaceans and fishes (Ref. 37816). Solitary (Ref 90102). Protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 089707). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 November 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality, Java (Ref. 48635). Known from Mentawai Islands (Ref. 27157). Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Bali, Maumere Bay, Komodo, Manado and vicinity, Pulau Seribu, Pulau Bintan and Sangalakki Island; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Museum: BPBM 26703, 18088 (paratype C. xanthoptera Allen & Stark); USNM 272436; RMNH 103 (holotype, Serranus cyanostigma Valenciennes). Anambas and Natuna Archipelago (Ref. 89611). Also Ref. 4787. |
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