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Epinephelus tauvina Estuary Rock-cod, Giant Grouper, Greasy Grouper, Greasy Rockcod, Green Grouper, Reef Cod, Speckled Rockcod, Spotted Grouper

Epinephelus tauvina is commonly referred to as Estuary Rock-cod, Giant Grouper, Greasy Grouper, Greasy Rockcod, Green Grouper, Reef Cod, Speckled Rockcod, Spotted Grouper. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 10000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: toxic.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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lexID:
2872 
AphiaID:
218205 
Scientific:
Epinephelus tauvina 
German:
Braunflecken-Zackenbarsch; Rostflecken-Zackenbarsch 
English:
Estuary Rock-cod, Giant Grouper, Greasy Grouper, Greasy Rockcod, Green Grouper, Reef Cod, Speckled Rockcod, Spotted Grouper 
Category:
Havbarser 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelus (Genus) > tauvina (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Forsskål, ), 1775 
Occurrence:
Djibouti, Sudan, Hong Kong, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bakers Island, Borneo (Kalimantan), Brunei Darussalam, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Gilbert Islands, Guam, Howland Island, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Irak, Israel, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jordan, Kenya, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Rodriguez, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake Atoll, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
Sea depth:
1 - 300 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 29.53" (75 cm) 
Temperature:
19,6 °F - 28,2 °F (19,6°C - 28,2°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Copepods, Crabs, Crustaceans, Daphnia salina, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Frozen Food (large sort), Lobster, Mantis shrimps, Rock lobster, Rock shrimps, Schrimps 
Tank:
2199.78 gal (~ 10000L)  
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Data deficient (DD) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-04-14 16:50:58 

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Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål, 1775)

Prefers clear water areas on coral reefs; juveniles have been taken from reef flats and in tide pools, adults found in deeper waters. Solitary and common in lightly fished areas.

fishbase: Reports of ciguatera poisoning

Synonymised names
Cephalopholis tauvina (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Epinephalus tauvina (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus chewa Morgans, 1966 · unaccepted
Epinephelus elongatus Schultz, 1953 · unaccepted
Holocentrus pantherinus Lacepède, 1802 · unaccepted
Perca tauvina Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Serranus goldiei MacLeay, 1882 · unaccepted
Serranus jansenii Bleeker, 1857 · unaccepted
Serranus pantherinus (Lacepède, 1802) · unaccepted

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright J.E. Randall, Bild von den Marshall Inseln
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Copyright J.E. Randall, Bild aus dem Roten Meer
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Copyright Bo Davidsson, Schweden
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Epinephelus tauvina; Rotes Meer; Marsa Alam
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Epinephelus tauvina; Rotes Meer; Marsa Alam
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Epinephelus tauvina - Braunflecken-Zackenbarsch - November 2007 - Egypt - Red Sea - Safari - Canon PowerShot G7
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Foto: La Réunion, Westlicher Indischer Ozeab
Foto: Marsa Alam, Ägypten, Rotes Meer

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