Epinephelus erythrurus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	SERRANIDAE

Scientific Name:

Epinephelus erythrurus

Species Authority:

Valenciennes, 1828

Common Name/s:

English	–	Cloudy Grouper, Cloudy Rock Cod
French	–	Merou Nebuleux
Spanish	–	Mero Nublado

Synonym/s:

Epinephelus townsendi Boulenger, 1898

Serranus erythurus Valenciennes, 1828

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2008
Assessor/s:	Heemstra, P.C., Rocha, L., Choat, J.H., Craig, M.T., Bertoncini, A.A. & Ferreira, B.
Reviewer/s:	Sadovy, Y. & Moss, K. (Grouper and Wrasse Red List Authority)
Justification: Although Epinephelus erythrurus is widespread, there is no published information on its fishery, population or biology and it is, therefore, listed as Data Deficient. However, the species occurs in shallow, often heavily fished and poorly studied areas where it is likely to be part of a multi-species fishery that may be in decline. More detailed information may show this species to be heavily threatened and the species should be re-assessed as information becomes available.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Epinephelus erythrurus is an Indo-West Pacific species ranging from Pakistan to India including Laccadive (Lakshadweep) Islands (India), Sri Lanka, and through the larger islands of the East Indies and the Gulf of Thailand.
Countries:	Native: Bangladesh; Cambodia; India; Indonesia; Malaysia; Myanmar; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Indian Ocean – eastern; Indian Ocean – western; Pacific – western central
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Population [top]

Population:	Epinephelus erythrurus is unlikely to be common as there is very little published information.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Epinephelus erythrurus is a reef-associated that inhabits areas with muddy or silty-sand bottoms in harbours and in estuaries. Nothing has been published on its biology. A 16.3 cm SL fish was found to have ripe ova.
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Epinephelus erythrurus may be threatened by overfishing, but there is no fishery information from its range of occurrence, although it occurs in trawls, also hooks and line and traps. It is most likely fished for subsistence, and occurs within densely human populated areas, so this may be a threat but further information is needed to clarify.

Major Threat(s):

Epinephelus erythrurus may be threatened by overfishing, but there is no fishery information from its range of occurrence, although it occurs in trawls, also hooks and line and traps. It is most likely fished for subsistence, and occurs within densely human populated areas, so this may be a threat but further information is needed to clarify.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Epinephelus erythrurus may occur in a few protected areas in Thailand, but management is doubtful.

Conservation Actions:

Epinephelus erythrurus may occur in a few protected areas in Thailand, but management is doubtful.

Citation:	Heemstra, P.C., Rocha, L., Choat, J.H., Craig, M.T., Bertoncini, A.A. & Ferreira, B. 2008. Epinephelus erythrurus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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