Epinephelus cyanopodus

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Epinephelus cyanopodus
Epinephelus cyanopodus, Photo: Tom Davis
Epinephelus cyanopodus
Epinephelus cyanopodus, Lord Howe Island
Epinephelus cyanopodus
Epinephelus cyanopodus, juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
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Epinephelus cyanopodus
Epinephelus cyanopodus
Epinephelus cyanopodus

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 (3.5% 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