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Epinephelus marginatus  (Lowe, 1834)

Dusky grouper
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Turkey country information

Common names: Orfoz, Orfoz baligi, Sarihani baligi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 5222. Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 58342).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bilecenoglu, M., Taskavak E., S. Mater and M. Kaya, 2002
National Database: CLOMFOT

Classificação / Names

Actinopterygii (peixes com raios nas barbatanas) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) > Epinephelinae
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Referência principal

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Max length : 150 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 12382); Peso máx. publicado: 60.0 kg (Ref. 5222); Idade máx. registada: 50 anos (Ref. 12382)

Length at first maturity
Lm 47.0  range ? - ? cm

Ambiente

; marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 8 - 300 m (Ref. 27000), usually ? - 50 m (Ref. 5222)

Clima / Intervalo

Subtropical, preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 54°N - 43°S, 65°W - 58°E (Ref. 5222)

Distribuição

East and Southwest Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: East Atlantic: throughout the Mediterranean Sea, and from the southern Bay of Biscaye to southern tip of Africa. Stray specimens reported from the British Isles, and eastern English Channel (Normandy, France; Ref. 92236). Southwest Atlantic: southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. Western Indian Ocean: from tip of Africa to southern Mozambique and southern Madagascar. Reported from Oman and La Reunion I.
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Descrição breve

Espinhos dorsais (total): 11; Raios dorsais moles (total): 14-16; Espinhos anais 3; Raios anais moles: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: head and body dark reddish brown or greyish dorsally, usually yellowish gold ventrally; irregular white, pale greenish yellow or silvery grey blotches usually visible on the body and head and mostly arranged in vertical series; more or less distinct black maxillary streak; dark brown median fins; distal edge of anal and caudal fins, often also pectoral fins, narrowly white; pelvic fins blackish distally; pectoral fins dark reddish brown or grey; margin of spinous dorsal fin and basal part of the paired fins often golden yellow; head length 2.3-2.5 in SL; convex interorbital area; rounded preopercle, finely serrate, serrae at angle slightly enlarged; smooth subopercle and interopercle; eye diameter greater than or subequal to interorbital width in fish 10-30 cm SL, less than interorbital in fish over 40 cm SL; posterior and anterior nostrils subequal or posterior nostril slightly larger; maxilla naked, reaching to or slightly past vertical at rear edge of eye; 2-4 rows of subequal teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw (Ref. 89707).

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Adults prefer rocky bottoms (Ref. 5222), are solitary and territorial (Ref. 12382). Juveniles are found closer to shore (Ref. 48605) in rocky tidal pools (Ref. 48609). Enters brackish environments (Ref. 57293). Mainly feed on crabs and octopi; larger individuals feed on a greater proportion of fishes, the majority of which are reef-associated species (Ref. 6842). A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367). Mature individuals form spawning aggregations (Ref. 55367). Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 171). Readily caught by anglers (Ref. 5222). Not adapted well in an aquarium (Ref. 12382).

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 115185)

Ameaça para o homem

  Harmless



Utilização humana

Pescarias: altamente comercial; peixe desportivo: sim

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278)
4.4   ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.

Resiliência (Ref. 69278)
Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (K=0.03-0.09; tmax=50; tm=7)

Vulnerabilidade (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100)
Categoria de preço (Ref. 80766)
Very high