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Epinephelus indistinctus Randall & Heemstra, 1991 Somali grouper |
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photo by
Hermosa, Jr., G.V. |
| Family: | Epinephelidae (Groupers) | |||
| Max. size: | 80 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 70 - 80 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: known only from the holotype caught off Somalia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 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). | |||
| Biology: | So far known only from the holotype (Ref. 30573). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 22 November 2016 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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