Family : Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) , subfamily: Epinephelinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Smallscaled grouper
Fish Name : Epinephelus polylepis
Max size : 61.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573); 54.7 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 2,100.0 g
Environment : demersal ; depth range 33 - 100 m
Climate : tropical; 33°N - 8°N
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.19; tmax=41)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Pakistan, and west coast of India. Since it has only recently been discovered, it may be expected to have a wider distribution.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8
Biology : Nothing has been published on its biology (Ref. 5222). In the Hong Kong live fish markets (Ref. 27253)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C.
Main Ref : Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall. 1993. (Ref. 5222)

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