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Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790)

Giant grouper
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Common names: ௨ல்டா கலவா, Banded rockcod, Bontoo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in southern coast near Chennai (Ref. 45255) and Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108). Museum: Vishakhapatnam, SU 41935. Also Ref. 4787, 5222.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 200 m (Ref. 89972), usually ? - 50 m (Ref. 37816).   Tropical; 29°N - 39°S, 24°E - 122°W (Ref. 5222)

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