Epinephelus cyanopodus
Purple Rockcod | Blue Maori Cod | Speckled Blue Grouper | Speckled Grouper | Yellowfin Grouper
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Pale bluish-grey with even covering of small black spots, black marks on upper and lower lip. Yellow tint to fins and a black vertical bar near end of tail that fades with age, and blue becomes more grey. Length to 122 cm.
Information
Max Size: 122 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 19.1-29.7°C
Depth: 2-150m
Habitat Generalization Index: 1.47
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Infrequent (3.3% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields