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Epinephelus corallicola (Valenciennes, 1828)

Coral grouper
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: Coral grouper, 珊瑚石斑魚, 蘇鼠斑
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Lai, N.-W., 2023
Importance: commercial | Ref: Lai, N.-W., 2023
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Museum: NMW 39945. Sold in wet markets (Ref. 129440). Also Ref. 4787, 89707.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 48636).   Tropical; 27°N - 30°S, 100°E - 155°E (Ref. 5222)

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