Biology:Hyporthodus septemfasciatus

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Hyporthodus septemfasciatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Hyporthodus
Species:
H. septemfasciatus
Binomial name
Hyporthodus septemfasciatus
(Thunberg, 1793)

Hyporthodus septemfasciatus, the convict grouper, is a large species of grouper known from the waters of Japan, South Korea and China. Reports from western Australia[1] are treated as misidentifications of Hyporthodus octofasciatus.[2] This species is unique among the groupers that it can tolerate temperatures of down to 8°C (46.4°F) and can grow up to 155 cm and 62.8 kg (61 inches and 138 lbs). This reef-associated species is found at depths of 5-30 m (16 to 98 ft) and feeds on small fishes and crustaceans.[3] In Japan, it is prized as a food fish and commercially cultured.[4]

This species is considered by some researchers to be a member of the genus Epinephelus.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6406249 entry