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Epinephelus miliaris

Netfin Grouper

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Netfin Grouper, Netfin Rockcod, Netfin Groper; French Mérou Abeille

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Katakata (PK)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE e.Africa - Samoa - Cooks; n. to s.Japan

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group and N.Group - AK, MH, TN. PLUS:; Marine, near-shore, deepbottom; Adults 20 to 180m.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
++
P
P

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Scientific Taxonomy

Epinephelus miliaris (Valenciennes, 1830)
SYNONYMS: Epinephelus dictyophorus [misspelling]; Epinephelus diktiophorus; Serranus miliaris [O]

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

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Aitutaki: specimens P.Mead, prob. this sp. (Sims88). Tongareva: specimen deep-water trials 1970s, photo Dashwood, ID J.E.Randall as E. dictyophorous (Sims88); 23 specimens as E. dictyophorous (T&P85). Manihiki: specimen late 1950s, photo Powell, ID J.E.Randall as E. dictyophorous (Sims88). Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 3/2004, K. Salisbury as Epinephelus maculatus, re-ID Epinephelus miliaris G.McCormack, 12/2004.

References:
text p.106 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 106/4h Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 28-06 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes
plate 25/6 Allen (1997) Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia....

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM05a

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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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