Epinephelus polystigma

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	SERRANIDAE

Scientific Name:	Epinephelus polystigma
Species Authority:	(Bleeker 1853)
Common Name/s: English – White-dotted Grouper French – Mérou Points Blancs Spanish – Mero Punteado Blanco
Synonym/s:	Epinephelus australis (Castelnau, 1875) Epinephelus rahanus Popta, 1918 Serranus australis Castelnau, 1875 Serranus polystigma Bleeker, 1853

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Samoilys, M. & Choat, J.H.
Reviewer/s:	Sadovy, Y. & Moss, K. (Grouper and Wrasse Red List Authority)
Justification: Epinephelus polystigma is listed as Data Deficient because very little information is known about its range, population and threat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Epinephelus polystigma is distributed from the Philippines south through eastern Indonesia, PNG and Solomon Islands, south to the northern tip of Cape York in Queensland, Australia.
Countries:	Native: Australia; Indonesia; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Solomon Islands
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – western central
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	Epinephelus polystigma abundance and population trends are unknown.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Epinephelus polystigma is only known from brackish or freshwater areas within its range, usually in mangrove areas.
Systems:	Freshwater; Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

There is nothing published for Epinephelus polystigma. Presumably coastal development and mangrove destruction are major threats. It is too small to be targeted by fisheries.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

It s not known if Epinephelus polystigma occurs in any protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

Heemstra, P.C. and Randall, J.E. 1993. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the world (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. IUCN. 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 5 October 2008).