Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 288

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12713155

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C63F87BA-E3DB-3F87-7584-DF62EF24FB36

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)
status

 

Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822) View in CoL

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 250 cm TL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: reef associated

Depth range:?- 100 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2bcd / 2018)

Source: bibliography, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Senegal to Cabinda, Angola. Observed during scientific dives and targeted by sport fishermen for trophies (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Perciformes

Family

Serranidae

Genus

Epinephelus

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