Epinephelus marginatus, Canary Islands, Spain, Photo: Graham Edgar
Epinephelus marginatus, Juvenile, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Mediterranean, Temperate Africa, Temperate northern Atlantic, Temperate South America
Description
Olive to dark grey, sometimes becoming pale on lower body, breast yellowish, irregular pale blotches on head and body, usually arranged in vertical series, broad, black outer margins on fins, and a yellow stripe along the top of the spiny dorsal fin. Solitary and territorial.
Information
Max Size: 150 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 12.5-29.1°C
Depth: 8-300m
Habitat: Rocky Reef
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation
IUCN Threat Status: Endangered
Occurrence: Common (25% 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.
Copyright to the photographs on this site belongs solely to the credited photographers. Any requests for usage can be directed to the photographer through
[email protected].