Cook Islands Biodiversity Database

Species Page

Back to: «« Search Page | « Results Page

Add to My List

Epinephelus macrospilos

Talāo (PK)

Snubnose Grouper

Multimedia & Additional Resources

Type	Description	Download
Image:	Adult pecimen (9cmSL)(Pukapuka)	67KB

General Information

COMMON NAMES: Snubnose Grouper, Snubnose Rockcod; French Mérou Tapis

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Talāo? (PK)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE s.Africa - Marquesas; n. to s.Japan; s. to GBR

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, near-shore,

Enlarged Image of 'Epinephelus macrospilos'

Cook Islands Distribution

View Distribution Map

Southern Group: Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN

Northern Group: Present
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
			P

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Scientific Taxonomy

Epinephelus macrospilos (Bleeker, 1855)
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Percoidei; Percoidea; SERRANIDAE, Epinephelinae

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Epinephelus macrospilos.

References:
text p.106 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 33a Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
p.110 Randall et al. (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef....
plate 27-07 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB04a, zM05a

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
Please refer to our use policy.

Biodiversity Database: More Options | Help

My List: View List | Edit List | Clear List