Mycteroperca jordani, Gulf grouper : fisheries, gamefish

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Mycteroperca jordani (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)

Gulf grouper
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Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes(গণ , প্রজাতি ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Mycteroperca: Greek, mykter, -eros = nose + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jenkins & Evermann.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range বাস্তুসংস্থান

সামুদ্রিক রীফ সংশ্লিষ্ট; গভীরতার পরিসীমা 5 - 30 m (Ref. 9342). Subtropical; 33°N - 23°N, 119°W - 106°W (Ref. 5222)

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Eastern Central Pacific: southern La Jolla, California, USA to Mazatlan, Mexico.

আকৃতি / ওজন / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 198 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 2850); সবের্াচ্চ প্রকাশিত ওজন : 91.0 kg (Ref. 5222)

Short description বহিঃ অঙ্গ সংস্থান | মরফোমেট্রিক্স

পৃষ্ঠীয় কাঁটা (মোট ): 11; পৃষ্ঠীয় নরম পাখনা দন্ড (মোট ): 16-17; পায়ূ কাঁটা 3; পায়ূর নরম পাখনা্তুন্ড: 10 - 11. Distinguished by the following characteristics: uniform dark brown or grey color of adults (can rapidly change into juvenile pattern when disturbed or under stress), large adults with white pectoral fin margin and median fins with narrow white edge; juvenile with greyish brown color, with dark spots along upper half of the body; depth of body 3.1-3.4 times in SL; head length 2.5-2.7 times in SL; rounded preopercle, finely serrate, lacking distinct lobe at the angle; posterior nostrils not notably enlarged, diameter less than twice of anterior nostrils (Ref. 89707).

জীববিজ্ঞান     শব্দকোষ (উদাহরণ স্বরূপ epibenthic)

Found in rocky reefs and kelp beds. Juveniles are unknown in California waters and the few large adults that have been taken there are probably expatriates from a more southerly breeding population. Large adults feed on fishes (Ref. 9342). Reported to prey on juvenile hammerhead sharks. Its large size makes it an object of game fishing (Ref. 9342).

Life cycle and mating behavior পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | শুককীট

Main reference Upload your references | সূত্র সংখ্যা | সমম্বয়কারী | সহযোগী

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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