| Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets), subfamily: Epinephelinae |
| 80 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal; depth range 70 - 80 m |
| Western Indian Ocean: known only from the holotype caught off Somalia. |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished by the following characteristics: body depth contained 3.2 times in SL; head length 2.3 times in SL; convex interorbital area, slightly convex dorsal head profile; angular preopercle, shallow indentation above rounded angle, serrae not noticeably enlarged at the angle; upper edge of operculum almost straight; subequal anterior and posterior nostrils; 2 rows of subequal small teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw; front of jaws with small canines; pyloric caeca more than 50 (Ref. 89707). |
| So far known only from the holotype (Ref. 30573). |
|
Data deficient
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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