Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 25 - 183 m (Ref. 5222), usually 60 - 120 m (Ref. 5222). Subtropical; 36°N - 24°N, 98°W - 62°W (Ref. 5222)
Western Atlantic: Bermuda and the coast of the USA from North Carolina to the Florida Keys and in the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico. Reports from Cuba and the Bahamas are unsubstantiated.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5222); peso máx. Publicado: 30.0 kg (Ref. 5222); Idade máx. registada: 45 anos (Ref. 93919)
Espinhos dorsais (total): 11; Raios dorsais moles (total): 15-16; Espinhos anais 3; Raios anais moles: 9
Inhabits offshore rocky bottoms; most common between 60 and 120 m.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the world (family Serranidae, subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(16):382 p. (Ref. 5222)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
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