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Epinephelus sexfasciatus (Valenciennes, 1828)

Sixbar grouper
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Balang, Barong putih, Six-band rock cod
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Java (Ref. 48635). Recorded from Manado and vicinity; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Museum: Sumatra, NMW 40806. Java, MNHN 6872. Bali, BPBM 30633. Lombok, BPBM 32926. Flores, BPBM 33927. Sulawesi, Ujung Pandang, RMNH 119. Muna Is., SMF 602. Molucca Is., Ambon Market, BPBM 19485. CSIRO CA883 (Ref. 5978). Also Ref. 4787.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mérou six raies, Mero de seis bandas, 六带石斑鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 80 m (Ref. 5222).   Tropical; 21°N - 21°S, 94°E - 143°E (Ref. 5222)

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