Epinephelus analogus

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
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• Notes

Overview

Family : Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets ; Abundant in patch reefs where it is readily caught by anglers . Feeds mainly on crustaceans and fishes on rocky and sandy bottoms . During winter, it moves closer to the shore where it feeds heavily on swarms of pelagic red crab Pleuroncodes planipes .

Common Names

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Description

Family Serranidae

Distribution: Tropical and temperate oceans. Some enter freshwater . Operculum bearing 3 spines - a main spine with one below and one above it. Lateral line complete and continuous, not reaching onto caudal fin (lacking in one species). Dorsal fin may be notched , with 7-12 spines. Three spines on anal fin. Caudal fin usually rounded , truncate , or lunate ; rarely forked . Tip of maxilla exposed even with mouth closed . No scaly axillary pelvic process . One spine on pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Branchiostegal rays usually 7. Vertebrae 24-26. Monoecious with some functional hermaphrodites ; groupers are protogynous hermaphrodites. Anthiinae are mostly small colorful planktivores feeding primarily on tiny crustaceans and fish eggs . They change sex from females to a few dominant males. Despite their attractive colors they need zooplankton as food and are thus not well suited for aquariums . Groupers attain up to 3 m maximum length and weights of up to 400 kg . They are bottom-dwelling predators and highly commercial food fish . Groupers are hardy aquarium fish, but grow rapidly. Grammistinae get their name from a bitter tasting skin toxin , grammistin, which can kill other animals in an aquarium. They feed on crustaceans and fishes .The family Serranidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 62 genera and 449 species. It may be found in Marine , Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Latin, serranus = derived from saw, fish saw. 1803

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -3,818 meters (0 to -12,526 feet).Mean = -318.330 meters (-1,044.390 feet), Standard Deviation = 3,371.320 based on 3 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Epinephelus analogus Gill, 1863
2. Epinephelus ionthas Jordan & Metz, 1913
3. Epinephelus lobotoides Nichols, 1913
4. Serranus akaara Temminck & Schlegel, 1842
5. Serranus shihpan Richardson, 1846
6. Serranus variegatus Richardson, 1846

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Epinephelus

There are approximately 166 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

E. malabaricus · E. acanthistius (Grouper) · Mycteroperca rubra · E. adcensionis · E. adscencionis · E. adscenscionis · E. adscensionis (Butterfish) · E. adscensionus · E. adsencionis · E. adsencionus · E. adsensianis · E. aeneus (Grouper) · E. aereolatus · E. aerolatus · Alphestes immaculatus · E. akaara (Garrupa) · E. albomarginatus (Captain Fine) · E. costae · E. amblycephalus (Banded Grouper) · E. analogus (Cabrilla) · E. andersoni (Brown-Spotted Rockcod) · E. apua · E. areolatus (Areolate Grouper) · E. awoara (Banded Grouper) · E. bilobatus (Frostback Rockcod) · E. bimaculatus · E. bleekeri (Bleeker's Grouper) · E. bonaci · E. bontoides (Dusky Rock Cod) · E. bruneus (Kelp Grouper) · E. caninus (Dogtooth Grouper) · E. carponotatus · E. chabaudi (Modest Rockcod) · E. chlorocephalus (Tonga Grouper) · E. chlorostigma (Brown-Spotted Grouper) · E. cifuentesi (Olive Grouper) · E. clippertonensis · E. coeruleopunctatus (Garrupa) · E. coioides (Brown-Spotted Grouper) · E. corallicola (Coral Grouper) · E. costae (Goldblotch Grouper) · E. cyanopodus (Blue Maori) · E. daemelii (Back Rockcod) · E. damelli · E. darwinensis (Darwin Grouper) · E. bleekeri · E. diacanthus (Six-Barred Reef Cod) · E. dianthicanus · E. dispar · E. doederleinii · E. drummond hayi · E. drummond-hayi · E. drummondhayi (Calico Grouper) · E. drysipolius · E. dubius · E. epistictus (Black-Spotted Grouper) · E. ergastularius (Banded Rockcod) · E. erythrurus (Cloudy Grouper) · E. exsul (Tenspine Grouper) · E. faciatus · E. longispinis · E. fasciatomaculosus (Rock Grouper) · E. fasciatus (Banded Reef Cod) · E. faveatus (Barred-Chest Grouper) · E. flavocaeruleus (Blue and Yellow Grouper) · E. flavolimbatus (Grouper) · E. fuscoguttatus (Black Rockcod) · E. fuseoguttatus · E. gabriellae (Gabriella's Grouper) · E. longispinis · E. marginatus · E. goreensis (Dungat Grouper) · E. octofasciatus · E. guasa · E. marginatus · E. guttatus (Deady) · E. gvaza · E. haevenii · E. haifensis (Haifa Grouper) · E. hemosinensis · E. heniochus (Bridled Grouper) · E. hexagonata · E. hexagonatus (Hexagon Grouper) · E. howlandi (Blacksaddle Grouper) · E. indistinctus (Somali Grouper) · E. irroratus (Marquesan Grouper) · E. itaiara · E. itajara (Black Bass) · E. kontoides · E. labriformis (Flag Cabrilla) · E. lanceolatus (Banded Rockcod) · E. latifasciatus (Banded Grouper) · E. lebretonianus (Mystery Grouper) · E. longispinis (Long-Spine Rock Cod) · E. longispinus · E. macrospilos (Bigspot Rockcod) · E. maculatus (Bloch's Rockcod) · E. maculosus · E. magniscuttis (Speckled Grouper) · E. malabaricus (Greasy Grouper)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 19, 2007.
• FishBase
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
• Heemstra, Phillip C. (from FishBase).
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNPE/Coleccion Nacional de Peces

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3856550
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-29373
• Fishbase Species ID: 348
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 115907
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 167697
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 110042

Footnotes

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