Epinephelus tukula Potato Grouper

Epinephelus tukula is commonly referred to as Potato Grouper. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

2817 

AphiaID:

218246 

Scientific:

Epinephelus tukula 

German:

Kartoffel Zackenbarsch 

English:

Potato Grouper 

Category:

Havbarser 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelus (Genus) > tukula (Species) 

Initial determination:

Morgans, 1959 

Occurrence:

Australia, China, Comores, Great Barrier Reef, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rapa, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, the Seychelles 

Sea depth:

10 - 400 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Reef channels, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 78.74" (200 cm) 

Weight:

110 kg 

Temperature:

16,8 °F - 27,7 °F (16,8°C - 27,7°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Epinephelus adscensionis
  Felsbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus aeneus
  Weißer Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus akaara
  Hong Kong-Barsch
• Epinephelus albomarginatus
• Epinephelus amblycephalus
• Epinephelus analogus
• Epinephelus andersoni
• 
  Epinephelus areolatus
  Polygon-Wabenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus awoara
  Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus bilobatus
• 
  Epinephelus bleekeri
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus bontoides
  Weißrand-Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus bruneus
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus caninus
  Hundezahn-Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus chabaudi
• Epinephelus chlorocephalus
• 
  Epinephelus chlorostigma
  Braunpunkt-Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus cifuentesi
• 
  Epinephelus clippertonensis
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus
  Weißflecken Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus coioides
  Estuar-Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus corallicola
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus costae
  Gestreifter Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus cyanopodus
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus daemelii
  Schwarzer Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus darwinensis
• Epinephelus diacanthus
• Epinephelus drummondhayi
• 
  Epinephelus epistictus
  Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus erythrurus
• Epinephelus fasciatomaculosus
• 
  Epinephelus fasciatus
  Baskenmützen-Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus faveatus
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus gabriellae
  Gabriellas Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus goreensis
• 
  Epinephelus guttatus
  Trauerrand-Zackenbarsch, Blutbarsch
• Epinephelus heniochus
• 
  Epinephelus hexagonatus
  Hexagonzackenbarsch
• Epinephelus howlandi
• Epinephelus indistinctus
• Epinephelus irroratus
• 
  Epinephelus itajara
  Atlantischer Riesenzackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus labriformis
  Sternen-Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus lanceolatus
  Riesenzackenbarsch
• Epinephelus latifasciatus
• Epinephelus lebretonianus
• 
  Epinephelus longispinis
  Langstachel-Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus macrospilos
  Weißbauch-Zackenbarsch, Waben-Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus maculatus
  Hochflossen Wabenbarsch
• Epinephelus magniscuttis
• 
  Epinephelus malabaricus
  Malabar-Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus marginatus
  Brauner Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus melanostigma
• 
  Epinephelus merra
  Honigwaben-Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus miliaris
• 
  Epinephelus morio
  Roter Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus morrhua
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus multinotatus
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus ongus
  Schneeflocken-Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus poecilonotus
  Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus polylepis
• 
  Epinephelus polyphekadion
  Getarnter-Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus polystigma
• Epinephelus posteli
• Epinephelus quinquefasciatus
• 
  Epinephelus quoyanus
  Bumerang-Wabenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus radiatus
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus retouti
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus rivulatus
  Halbmond-Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus sexfasciatus
  Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus socialis
• 
  Epinephelus spilotoceps
  Vielfleck-Wabenbarsch
• Epinephelus stictus
• 
  Epinephelus stoliczkae
  Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus striatus
  Nassau-Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus suborbitalis
• 
  Epinephelus summana
  Summana-Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus tauvina
  Braunflecken-Zackenbarsch; Rostflecken-Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus timorensis
• Epinephelus trimaculatus
• Epinephelus trophis
• Epinephelus tuamotuensis
• 
  Epinephelus tukula
  Kartoffel Zackenbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus undulatostriatus
  Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus undulosus
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂
  Hulong Zackenbrasch Hybrid Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂, Hulong-Hybrid-Zackenbarsch, Sabah-Riesen-Zackenbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-06-07 11:41:53 

Last edit:

2025-11-18 14:20:10 

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