FB-9217 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9217 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Epinephelus Epinephelus caninus (Valenciennes, 1843) Mero Mero-gigante Kern i hirte Kerni me dhëmbë Khanzirah beida Mérot blanc Mérou Mérou blanc ﺀﺎﻀﻴﺑ ﻩﺮﻳﺰﻨﺧ لُؤز أسنان الكلب أو لُؤز رمادي Grå havaborre Hundezahn-Zackenbarsch Dogtooth grouper Toothed grouper Mérou à dents de chien Merou gris Mérou gris Mérou noir Lokos דקר הניבים Kirnja zubuša Cernia bianca Cernia nera Cirenga Cirenga i funnu Cirenga 'mperiali Cirenga vranga Tincuni Tincuni di petri Tincuni di scogghi Dott abjad Dott iswed Grå havsabborre Orfoz Sivridişli orfoz Ngaïngo Rour Ruur Cachorro Cherne dentón Cherne ley Mero Mero dentón Mero déntol Meró déntol Orfóvlakhos Rofós Rophos Vlákhos Vlachosfyrida Zobata kirnja Βλάχος Βλαχοσφυρίδα Ροφός Σφυρίδα 犬牙石斑魚 犬牙石斑鱼 Cerna canina (Valenciennes, 1843) Mycteroperca caninus (Valenciennes, 1843) Serranus caninus Valenciennes, 1843 1994-03-24 2013-09-02 Breder, C.M. and D.E. 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(Ref. 128520) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-pic-9217-11196 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1996-05-25 1996-05-25 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Epcan_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Epcan_u0.gif FB-pic-9217-43448 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg Rachel C. Atanacio 2005-12-25 2012-02-07 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Image can be freely copied and altered, as long as original author and source are properly acknowledged. WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Epcan_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Epcan_u2.jpg FB-pic-9217-43449 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg Rachel C. Atanacio 2005-12-25 2012-02-07 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Image can be freely copied and altered, as long as original author and source are properly acknowledged. WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Epcan_u3.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Epcan_u3.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-9217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-03-24 00:00:00 2013-09-02 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Occurs on sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 3589). Feeds on fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 5506). Maximum weight of 78 kilograms reported by Jose Manuel, Spain (05/05). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-06-10 00:00:00 2013-09-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Distinguished by the following characteristics: uniformly dark reddish brown or greyish violet to yellowish grey; posterior parts of median fins with distinct white edge; 2-3 dark bands radiating posteriorly from the eye, uppermost extends from the eye to the lower opercular spine, 2nd runs from the lower edge of the eye across the angle of preopercle to the juncture of interopercle and subopercle, 3rd band extends from the dark mustache streak at the upper edge of the maxilla to the lower edge of preopercle; body depth 2.7-3.0 times in SL; head length 2.3-2.5 in SL; convex interorbital area; angular preopercle, 3-5 distinctly enlarged serrae at the angle and usually slender, antrorse or ventrally directed spine on ventral edge near the angle; serrate subopercle and interopercle; distinctly convex upper edge of operculum; posterior nostril is 2 or 3 times size of anterior nostril; scaly maxilla, reaching to or beyond vertical at rear edge of eye; 2 rows of teeth in midlateral part of lower jaw, inner teeth larger; well developed canines at front of jaws; caudal fin truncate, corners slightly rounded; body scales distinctly ctenoid, with numerous auxiliary scales (Ref. 089707). 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) FB-Morphology-9217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1994-06-10 00:00:00 2013-09-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9217 Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 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) FB-Distribution-9217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-03-24 00:00:00 2025-11-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Angola, including the Mediterranean. 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) FB-Uses-9217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-03-24 00:00:00 2013-09-02 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: commercial 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) FB-TrophicStrategy-9217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-13 00:00:00 2000-12-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public caninus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Occurs on sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 3589). Feeds on fishes and invertebrates. 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) FB-Size-9217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-03-24 00:00:00 2013-09-02 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 164 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 89707)); max. published weight: 35.0 kg (Ref. 5222) Craig, M.T., YJ. Sadovy de Mitcheson and P.C. Heemstra 2011 Groupers of the world: a field and market guide. North America: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group, xix, 356 p., A47 pages appendix. (Ref. 89707) 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) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-9217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1994-03-24 00:00:00 2013-09-02 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy demersal; marine; depth range 30 - 400 m (Ref. 5222) 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)