Hong Kong country information

Common names: Squaretail coralgrouper, 藍點刺鰓鮨, 藍點鰓棘鱸
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: commercial | Ref: Lai, N.-W., 2023
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Sold in live fish markets. Commonly consumed in Hong Kong (Ref. 125589). Also Ref. 27253, 94637.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mérou queue carrée, Mero troncón, لُؤز مرجان ذيل مُربَّع, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Epinephelidae (Groupers)
Etymology: Plectropomus: Greek,plektron = anything to strike with, spur + Greek, poma = cover, operculum (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Rüppell.

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

marin récifal; profondeur 1 - 20 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 31°N - 25°S, 32°E - 169°W (Ref. 5222)

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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Plectropomus areolatus (Rüppell, 1830)

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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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