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Epinephelus macrospilos

Talāo (PK)

Snubnose Grouper

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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,

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Cook Islands Distribution

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

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
P

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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. Copy citation to system clipboard
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