Epinephelus maculatus Highfin grouper

Epinephelus maculatusis commonly referred to as Highfin grouper. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5679 

AphiaID:

273860 

Scientific:

Epinephelus maculatus 

German:

Hochflossen Wabenbarsch 

English:

Highfin Grouper 

Category:

Groupers 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Bloch, ), 1790 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, Banda Sea, Borneo (Kalimantan), Brunei Darussalam, Caroline Island, China, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Howland Island, India, Indian Ocean, Japan, Java, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lembeh Strait, Line Islands, Lombok, Lord Howe Island, Loyalty Islands, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna 

Sea depth:

2 - 100 Meter 

Size:

up to 23.62" (60 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Rock lobster, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sepia, Zoobenthos 

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
  Kartoffelbarsch
• 
  Epinephelus undulatostriatus
  Zackenbarsch
• Epinephelus undulosus
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Epinephelus fulvus
  Karibik-Juwelenbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-01 13:42:23 

Last edit:

2017-03-22 17:34:55 

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