Family : Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) , subfamily: Epinephelinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Longfin grouper
Fish Name : Epinephelus quoyanus
Max size : 40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48635)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range - 50 m
Climate : tropical; 35°N - 32°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Pacific: Japan to Australia. Unknown from the Indian Ocean except for the Andaman Islands record (as Serranus merra). Unreported from islands of Micronesia, Melanesia and central Pacific. Often misidentified as Epinephelus macrospilos or Epinephelus hexagonatus.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8
Biology : Inhabits inshore silty reefs; there are no records from depths greater than 50 m. Feeds on crustaceans, fishes, and worms. The enlarged fleshy pectoral fins appear to have resulted from its habit of sitting on the substrate
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : reports of ciguatera poisoning , Lewis, N.D.. 1986
Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C.
Main Ref : Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall. 1993. (Ref. 5222)

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Common Names : புள்ளீ கலவா, புள்ளி கலவா, బొంతు  , Bontoo, Honeycomb grouper, Pulli-cullawah
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses