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Plectropomus maculatus (Bloch, 1790)
BARCHEEK CORAL TROUT
Bar Cheek Coral Trout; Bar-cheek Coral Trout; Bar-cheeked Coral Trout; Bar-cheeked Trout; Coral Cod; Coral-trout; Island Coral Trout; Leopard Cod; Leopard Fish; Leopard Trout; Spotted Coral-trout; Spotted Coralgrouper; Spotted Coraltrout; Plectropoma maculatum Bloch, 1790; Bodianus maculatus Bloch, 1790

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Plectropomus maculatus ( Bloch , 1790 )

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

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 100 m (Ref. 6390 ). Tropical; 21°N - 28°S, 117°E - 159°E (Ref. 5222 )

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Western Pacific: Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ), Solomon Islands, and Australia (from Houtman Abrolhos in Western Australia to Gladstone, Queensland) (Ref. 3150 ). This species was formerly listed as occurring in the western Indian Ocean based on a misidentification of Plectropomus pessuliferus .

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm
Max length : 125 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102 ); max. published weight: 25.0 kg (Ref. 5222 )

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 8.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in protected coastal reef in mixed algae and coral habitat (Ref. 48635 ). Common on inshore coastal reefs but absent in clear offshore reefs (Ref. 9710 ). Juveniles have a demersal existence in shallow water in reef habitats, especially around coral rubble (Ref. 27259 ). Migrate over short distances to spawn, forming aggregations (Ref. 6390 ). May move into shallow water to feed (Ref. 6390 ). Eggs float just below the water surface (Ref. 6390 ). Pelagic larvae are found in habitats similar to those of the adults (Ref. 27260 ). Juveniles feed on small fish and invertebrates such as crustaceans and squid (Ref. 27261 ). Commonly used for food. Its flesh is delicate and well appreciated (Ref. 5503 ). Solitary (Ref 90102).

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Confirmed for diandry (Ref. 103751 ).

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Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall , 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. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(16):382 p. (Ref. 5222 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 29 January 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30298 )





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Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes FAO - Aquaculture: production ; ; Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201 ): 26.1 - 28.8, mean 27.8 °C (based on 466 cells). Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00581 - 0.02169), b=3.05 (2.89 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.1   ±0.70 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.21; tm=2-3). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Very high . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 20.9 [13.3, 35.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.483 [0.267, 0.780] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.9, 20.3] %; Omega3 = 0.133 [0.089, 0.206] g/100g; Selenium = 47.8 [28.7, 84.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 75.7 [28.7, 229.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.7 [0.5, 1.0] mg/100g (wet weight);

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