Family :Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets),subfamily: Epinephelinae
Order : Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Halfmoon grouper
Fish Name :Epinephelus rivulatus
Max size : 39.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710); max. published weight: 1,400 g
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 1 - 150 m
Climate :subtropical; 36°N - 36°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.4)
Distribution :Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the western Pacific, southward into temperate waters of South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Not known from the Red Sea or Persian Gulf.
Diagnosis :Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8
Biology : Occurs on coral reefs, areas with rocky substrata, algal flats and seagrass beds. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 30573). A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367). Forms spawning aggregations (Ref. 55367)
Dangerous :harmless

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses :no uses