Epinephelus amblycephalus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
PERCIFORMES |
SERRANIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Epinephelus amblycephalus |
| Species Authority: |
(Bleeker, 1857) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Banded Grouper, Bighead Grouper |
| French |
– |
Mérou Bande |
| Spanish |
– |
Cabrilla Venda |
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| Synonym/s: |
Serranus amblycephalus Bleeker, 1857
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Data Deficient
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s |
Russell, B. & Myers, R. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Sadovy, Y. & Moss, K. (Grouper and Wrasse Red List Authority) |
Justification:
Epinephelus amblycephalus is listed as Data Deficient since there is very little known about current harvest levels and there are questions about its distribution. A re-assessment of this species is warranted as more information becomes available.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Epinephelus amblycephalus is a western Pacific species distributed from the Andaman Sea to southern Japan, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Arafura Sea, north-western Australia, and Fiji (Heemstra and Randall 1993).
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| Countries: |
Native:
Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China; Fiji; Hong Kong; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Myanmar; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Vanuatu; Viet Nam
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Pacific – northwest; Pacific – western central
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Population
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| Population: |
There are no population data for Epinephelus amblycephalus.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Epinephelus amblycephalus occurs on coral and rocky reefs in depths of 80 to 130 m (Heemstra and Randall 1993). Tseng and Chan (1985) discussed food, rearing procedures and larval development E. amblycephalus from Hong Kong.
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| Systems: |
Marine |
| Major Threat(s): |
Overfishing is the greatest threat to Epinephelus amblycephalus. E. amblycephalus is a popular and commercially important species in Hong Kong (Tseng and Chan 1985), but in Singapore is “Not a popular grouper in the market” (Tan et al. 1982). The species is presently rarely observed in Hong Kong markets (Min pers. comm.).
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
There is no known conservation measures for Epinephelus amblycephalus.
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