Epinephelus quoyanus
Longfin Rockcod | Bar-breasted Rockcod | Barred-chest Rockcod | Honeycomb Grouper | Long-finned Grouper | Long-finned Rockcod | Rockfish Grouper
Epinephelus quoyanus, Southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Epinephelus quoyanus, Smith Is, Great Barrier Reef, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Epinephelus quoyanus, Great Keppel Is, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Epinephelus quoyanus, Dampier, Western Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Small grouper with honeycomb pattern, very similar to E. merra (Birdwire Rockcod) but with polygonal spots on snout less numerous and larger (two spots between eye and upper lip), dark tailfin margin, and light and dark bars under lower jaw. Length to 31 cm.
Information
Max Size: 40 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.2-32.2°C
Depth: 1-50m
Habitat Generalization Index: 15.62
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: Frequent (12.9% 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: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields