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Epinephelus sexfasciatus (Valenciennes, 1828)

Sixbar grouper
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Balang, Barong putih, Six-band rock cod
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Java (Ref. 48635). Recorded from Manado and vicinity; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra (Ref. 47567). Museum: Sumatra, NMW 40806. Java, MNHN 6872. Bali, BPBM 30633. Lombok, BPBM 32926. Flores, BPBM 33927. Sulawesi, Ujung Pandang, RMNH 119. Muna Is., SMF 602. Molucca Is., Ambon Market, BPBM 19485. CSIRO CA883 (Ref. 5978). Also Ref. 4787.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993
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> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

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

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 10 - 80 m (Ref. 5222).   Tropical; 21°N - 21°S, 94°E - 143°E (Ref. 5222)

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Western Central Pacific: known only from tropical waters, from Thailand and the Philippines to northern Australia.

Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?, range 13 - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 48635)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 11; Raios dorsais (total) : 14 - 16; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 8. Preopercle with two to four greatly enlarged serrae at its angle; upper edge of the operculum straight; nostril sub equal. Maxilla reaches to or slightly past the vertical a rear edge of the eye. Pectoral fins not fleshy. Pyloric caeca 7 or 8. Color of head and body pale grayish brown with 5 dark brown bars on the body and 1 on nape. Scattered pale spots may be present on body and some faint small brown spots are often on the edges of the dark bars. The soft dorsal, caudal, and pelvic fins dusky gray, the pectoral fins grayish or orange-red. The jaws and ventral parts of the head sometimes pale reddish brown.

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Common on silty sand or mud bottoms. Its preference for soft-bottom habitats may account for its restricted distribution and absence at oceanic islands. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 89707).

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Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the world (family Serranidae, subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(16):382 p. (Ref. 5222)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

  Segura ou pouco preocupante (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 March 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para os humanos

  Harmless




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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.8 - 29.1, mean 28.3 (based on 926 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01318 (0.00828 - 0.02098), b=3.05 (2.92 - 3.18), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliência (Ref. 120179):  médio(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (K=0.16).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766):   Very high.