Family : Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) , subfamily: Epinephelinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Wavy-lined grouper
Fish Name : Epinephelus undulosus
Max size : 75.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441); max. published weight: 6,400 g (Ref. 5222)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 24 - 90 m
Climate : tropical; 27°N - 13°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman to Kenya, including Laccadive Islands, India, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman Islands. Not reported in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. Known also from Indonesia, Sarawak of Malaysia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and the Philippines.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-19; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Interorbital space convex; preopercle angular, with a notch above the corner and the serrae enlarged; upper edge of the operculum straight or slightly concave; nostrils subequal or the posterior ones slightly enlarged; maxilla reaches to vertical at rear edge of the eye; adults with a prominent knob or hook-like process on the ventral edge of the maxilla (covered by the upper-lip). Overall color is purplish gray to brownish gray, with brown to golden-brown dots on the head and wavy longitudinal lines of the same color on the dorsal part of the body; spinous dorsal fin with narrow black margin.
Biology : Lives on muddy open substrate, seeking refuge in holes in the mud or with solid structures, shipwrecks or debris. A flighty species (Ref; 48635). Also found on banks (Ref. 5222). Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (stomatopods), shrimps, and pelagic tunicates (Thalia and Pyrosoma sp.) (Ref. 5222)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C.
Main Ref : Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall. 1993. (Ref. 5222)

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Common Names : കലവ, കലവ മീന്, கலவா, गोबरा, हीकरू, ௨ல்டா கலவா, உளுத்த கலவா, పున్ని మిన్  , കൊലമീന്, കുറൂപ്പ് , పిల్లి పున్ని, ಕೊಲಜಿ , బొంతు  , கலவா , Bontoo, Brown-lined reefcod, Gobra, Hekaru, Heraku, Kalava, Kolaji, Kolamin, Kolayi, Kurrupu, Pilli-punni, Punni-min, Rock cod, Wulta-callawah
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses