Epinephelus lebretonianus
– Data Deficient
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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ACTINOPTERYGII
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Order:
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PERCIFORMES
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Family:
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SERRANIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Epinephelus lebretonianus
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Species Authority:
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(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853)
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Synonym/s:
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Serranus lebretonianus Hombron and Jaquinot, 1853
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | MYSTERY GROUPER |
| French | — | MÉROU ARCANE |
| Spanish | — | MERO MISTERIOSO |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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DD ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2007
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Assessor/s:
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Samoilys, M. & Pollard, D.
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Evaluator/s:
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Sadovy, Y. & Rhodes, K. (Grouper & Wrasse Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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Epinephelus lebretonianus is listed as Data Deficient (DD) as it is known from only one specimen and no further information is available on its biology or population to make a detailed threat assessment.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Epinephelus lebretonianus is a very poorly understood species and is known only from the holotype, probably collected somewhere in the Indo-Pacific.
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Population
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Population:
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Epinephelus lebretonianus is known from only one specimen.
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Epinephelus lebretonianus is described from a single known specimen, the holotype, collected during the circumglobal voyage of the "L’Astrolabe" and "La Zélée" which were attempting to find the South Pole. Hombron and Jacquinot (1853) reported that the provenance of this species was unknown, but since most fish species collected were from the Indo-Pacific region it is assumed that this species was also collected there (Heemstra and Randall 1993).
No habitat information is given with the holotyoe.
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System:
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Marine
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List of Habitats:
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Threats
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Threats:
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There are no known threats to the species.
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List of Threats:
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| 12 | Unknown (past, present) |
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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Unknown.
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 0 | No conservation actions (in place) |
| 3.1 | Research actions - Taxonomy (needed) |
| 3.2 | Research actions - Population numbers and range (needed) |
| 3.3 | Research actions - Biology and Ecology (needed) |
| 3.5 | Research actions - Threats (needed) |
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