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Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Malabar grouper
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Epinephelus malabaricus
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India country information

Common names: Bontoo, Gobra, Hekaru
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality (Ref. 48635). Found in Kerala and Goa coast (Ref. 45255) and Godavari estuary (Ref. 51036). Museum: BPBM 27497, 27993, 20592; CMFRI 143, 173; RUSI 11382; MNHN 743 (Holotype of S. semipunctatus) (Ref. 5222). Also Ref. 4787, 4833, 89707.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mérou malabar, Mero malabárico, 玛拉巴石斑鱼, ... more

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

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


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