Epinephelus modestus
Gilchrist & Thompson
1909 (Fish)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
Description
Color: Body uniformly brown, lighter below.
A fairly small serranid fish. Preopercular edge finely serrated, the serrae coarser at angle; operculum with 3 flat spines, the spines equidistant. Teeth in 4 or 5 rows in upper jaw with an outer enlarged series, in 2 rows on sides of lower jaw; canines small. Dorsal fin with 11 spines and 14 or 15 soft rays. Anal fin with 3 spines and 9 or 10 soft rays. Caudal fin truncate. Scales ctenoid on body, cycloid on head.
Color: Body uniformly brown, lighter below.
A fairly small serranid fish. Preopercular edge finely serrated, the serrae coarser at angle; operculum with 3 flat spines, the spines equidistant. Teeth in 4 or 5 rows in upper jaw with an outer enlarged series, in 2 rows on sides of lower jaw; canines small. Dorsal fin with 11 spines and 14 or 15 soft rays. Anal fin with 3 spines and 9 or 10 soft rays. Caudal fin truncate. Scales ctenoid on body, cycloid on head.
Synonym (s)
• Epinephelus modestus Gilchrist & Thompson 1909
• Epinephelus modestus Gilchrist & Thompson 1909
Common Name (s)
• Modest Rockcod (English)
• Modest Rockcod (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• Off Kerala Coast INDIA (Record: 1984)
• Southwest Coast INDIA (Record: 1984)
• Off Kerala Coast INDIA (Record: 1984)
• Southwest Coast INDIA (Record: 1984)
Literature Source(s)
- Talwar, PK and Kacker, RK (1984) Commercial sea fishes of India ZSI, Calcutta 997 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
