Variola albimarginata

Serranidae
White-edged Lyretail, Lunar-tailed Grouper, Lyre-tail Cod, Lyre-tail Trout, Moontail Seabass, Painted Coral Trout, White-edged Lyre Tail, Whitemargin Lyretail Grouper
  • Variola albimarginata, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Variola albimarginata, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Variola albimarginata, Adult, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Variola albimarginata, Adult, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Variola albimarginata, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Variola albimarginata, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Variola albimarginata, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Variola albimarginata, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Red eye, colouration variable but generally pink to orange with blue spots aligned as stripes along side. Crescent tail distinguishes it from Plectropomus species (coral trouts). Typically very similar to the more frequently seen V. louti (Yellowedge Coronation Trout), but with fine white rear tail margin instead of yellow, and usually lighter upper and lower edges of tail. 
Information
  • Max Size: 65 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 26.6-31.6°C
  • Depth: 4-200m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (4% 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: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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