Epinephelus lanceolatus

Serranidae
Brindle Bass
  • Epinephelus lanceolatus, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Epinephelus lanceolatus, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Epinephelus lanceolatus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Epinephelus lanceolatus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Epinephelus lanceolatus, Adult, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Epinephelus lanceolatus, Adult, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Epinephelus lanceolatus, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Epinephelus lanceolatus, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Epinephelus lanceolatus, Gulf of Carpentaria, NT, Photo: Andrew Green
    Epinephelus lanceolatus, Gulf of Carpentaria, NT, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Epinephelus lanceolatus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Epinephelus lanceolatus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Distinguishable by it's large size. Mottled olive-brown colouration covering body and fins, often with marginal yellow-green tints, small black spots and grey green patches; juveniles with irregular black and yellow markings. Largest fish on coral reefs, growing to 300 kg. Now absent from nearly all fished reefs. Length to 270 cm.
Information
  • Max Size: 270 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 22.2-31.3°C
  • Depth: 1-200m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 0.7
    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
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Vulnerable
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (2% 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.
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