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Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Malabar grouper
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Philippines country information

Common names: Anid, Baraka, Bulang
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: SEAFDEC, 2005
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Cultured in Guimaras and Negros Occidental (Ref. 59174). Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). Museum: Panay, Iloilo, USNM 272553. Luzon, Manila market, 175251. Aparri, SU 29795. Also Ref. 1602, 4787, 53416, 121724.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mérou malabar, Mero malabárico, 玛拉巴石斑鱼, ... more

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 authors: Bloch & Schneider.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 150 m (Ref. 5222).   Tropical; 30°N - 32°S, 29°E - 173°W (Ref. 5222)

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