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Marbled Coralgrouper

Plectropomus punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8
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Rodolfo B. Reyes
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Trophic Strategy

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Usually found in shallow water (less than 10 m), however, Kyushin et al. (1977, Ref. 6894) reported specimens caught on a vertical longline at depths of 45 to 62 m. Often drifts well above the bottom (Ref. 9710). Feeds exclusively on fishes (parrotfishes, wrasses, holocentrids, acanthurids, a triggerfish, and a juvenile Sphyraena).
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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Usually found in shallow water (less than 10 m), however, Kyushin et al. (1977, Ref. 6894) reported specimens caught on a vertical longline at depths of 45 to 62 m. Solitary or in small groups. Often drifts well above the bottom (Ref. 9710). Feeds exclusively on fishes (parrotfishes, wrasses, holocentrids, acanthurids, a triggerfish, and a juvenile Sphyraena) (Ref. 6448). Also caught with trawls.
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Estelita Emily Capuli
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial
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Description

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Usually found in shallow water (less than 10 m), however, Kyushin et al. (1977, Ref. 6894) reported specimens caught on a vertical longline at depths of 45 to 62 m. Feeds exclusively on fishes (parrotfishes, wrasses, holocentrids, acanthurids, a triggerfish, and a juvenile @Sphyraena@) (Ref. 6448). Also caught with trolling and benthic longlines.

Reference

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).

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