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Epinephelus costae Goldblotch grouper

Epinephelus costaeis commonly referred to as Goldblotch grouper. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Spitzkopf-Zackenbarsch, Epinephelus costae

Aufgenommen in Kas (Türkei), 09/2012


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lexID:
4547 
AphiaID:
127034 
Scientific:
Epinephelus costae 
German:
Gestreifter Zackenbarsch 
English:
Goldblotch Grouper 
Category:
Groupers 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelus (Genus) > costae (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Steindachner, ), 1878 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, West Sahara, Gambia, Benin, Straße von Gibralta, Ghana, the Black Sea, Algeria, Angola, Balearic Islands, Cameroon, Congo, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, European Coasts, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Northern Africa, Portugal, São Tomé e Principé, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, the Mediterranean Sea, Togo, West Africa 
Sea depth:
1 - 200 Meter 
Size:
up to 55.12" (140 cm) 
Temperature:
64.4 °F - 75.2 °F (18°C - 24°C) 
Food:
Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Lobster, Rock lobster, Sepia, Snails 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Data deficient (DD) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-07-29 22:25:12 

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(Steindachner, 1878)

Distribution
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. Records of Epinephelus alexandrinus from Madeira are apparently based on misidentifications of Myctoperca fusca.

Biology
Found on sand, mud or rock bottoms.
Juveniles form small groups.
Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, and fish.
Does not adapt well in aquariums.

Synonymised taxa:
Cerna catalonica Gilbert, 1913
Cerna chrysotaenia Döderlein, 1882
Epinephelus chrysotaenia (Döderlein, 1882)
Epinephelus zaslavskii Poll, 1949
Plectropoma fasciatus Costa, 1844
Serranus chrysotaenia Döderlein, 1882
Serranus costae Steindachner, 1878

Scientific paper

  1. Betanodavirus-associated mortalities of adult wild groupers Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe) and Epinephelus costae (Steindachner) in Algeria, Kara, H M; Chaoui, L; Derbal, F; Zaidi, R; de Boisséson, C; Baud, M; Bigarré, L , 2014
  2. First record of a grouper (Epinephelus costae) acting as a cleaner of sea turtle (Caretta caretta): an unusual interaction on Mediterranean reefs, Hackradt, C. W.; Félix-Hackradt, F. C.; Feitosa, J. L.; Medeiros, D. V. , 2013
  3. The evaluation of gnathiid (Crustacea: Isopoda: Gnathidae) parasitism in goldblotch grouper (Epinephelus costaeStaindahner, 1878) in the northeastern Mediterranean Sea using the self-organizing map (SOM), Ercument Genc; Mustafa Oral; Cavit Erol, 2011
  4. Preliminary results on growth and feeding of wild-caught young goldblotch grouper, Epinephelus costae, in captivity, B. Glamuzina; P. Tutman; A. J. Conides; V. Kožul; N. Glavić; J. Bolotin; D Lučić; V. Onofri; B. Skaramuca, 2003
  5. Early development of the hybrid Epinephelus costae ♀×E. marginatus ♂, B Glamuzina; N Glavić; B Skaramuca; V Koz̆ul; P Tutman, 2001
  6. Notes on first attempt at artificial spawning and rearing of early stages with goldblotch grouper, Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1875), B. Glamuzina; N. Glavić; P. Tutman; V. Kožul; B. Skaramuca, 2000

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Spitzkopf-Zackenbarsch, Epinephelus costae

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