Fish species of comm
ket present at a depth of 40 m in the
W Wall reef included red hind and yellowfin groupers (Epinephelus guttatus,
nces
ercial value in the food mar
S
Mycteroperca venenosa). The sizes of yellowfin groupers ranged between 40 – 75 cms
total length which includes individuals from young adults through full adult sizes.
Yellowfin groupers were only observed in transit over the reef at 40m. Thus, it is most
likely that these large groupers use the SW Wall reef mostly as a foraging ground. The
red hind appears to be a resident of the SW Wall reef and presented peak abunda
at the base of the reef at 40 m.
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