D XI,16-18; A III,8; P 17-18; LL48-51; LSS 94-108; GR (8-9)+(15-16).
Body depth 2.9-3.2, head 2.3-2.5 in SL. Maxilla not reaching past eye; 2
rows of teeth at side of lower jaw. Flank scales ctenoid.
Head, body and spinous D covered with small close-set
brown spots separated by pale lines; soft D, C, A and paired
fins with very large black spots. Attains 45 cm. Zanzibar
and northern Mozambique, Madagascar, Comores and
Seychelles east to the western Pacific in depths of 1 - 90 m.
166.52 Epinephe/us miliaris: ea. 30 em (N. Mozambique).
166.53 Epinephelus morrhua
(Valenciennes, 1833)
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Contour rockcod
Kontoer -klipkabeljou
Serranus morrhua Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1833: 434 (Mauritius).
Epinephelus morrhua: Smith, SFSA No. 438* (in part, not fig . of larger
specimen which is E. poecilonotus); Randall & Ben-Tuvia, 1983: 408*;
Heemstra & Randall, 1984: Epin 44*. Epinephelus cometae: Morgans,
1982: 18*.
D XI,14-15; A III,7-8; P 17-18; LL 57-64; LSS 108-123; GR (8-10)+
(15-17). Body depth 2.8-3.1, head 2.2-2.5 in SL. Maxilla not reaching past
eye ; 2 rows of teeth at side of lower jaw. Flank scales strongly ctenoid,
, IM).:.a cpmepne/us
Mozambique)
'-. "
tOp: 1:1.::' em ::;L (MaUritiUS); DOttOm: 00 em \1'1.
166: SERRANIDAE (ROCKCODS & SEABASSES)
without auxiliary scales. Nostrils close together, posterior distinctly larger
than anterior.
See illustration for distinctive colour pattern. Attains 90
cm. A deep-water species taken in depths of 120 - 370 m.
Red Sea south to Durban and east to Japan and New
Caledonia.
166.54 Epinephelus multinotatus
(Peters, 1876)
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White-blotched rockcod
Witvlek-klipkabeljou
Serranus multinotatus Peters, 1876: 435 (Mauritius) . Epinephelus leprosus Smith, 1955: 310, PI. 3a (Aldabra Id.); Morgans, 1982: 16.
Epinephelus areolatus (non Forssk1'l1): Morgans, 1982: 21 * (in part, photo
of 210 mm SLfish). Epinephelus multinotatus: Heemstra & Randall, 1984:
Epin 45*.
D XI,15-17; A III ,8; P 18-19; LL 64-80; LSS 134-162; GR (9-11)+(15-18).
Body depth 2.6-3 .0, head 2.4-2.8 in SL. D membranes not incised between the spines, longest D spine (3rd or 4th) 2.3-2.9 in head. Flank scales
ctenoid, with auxiliary scales. Interorbital area convex; rear nostrils larger
than front ones; 2 rows of teeth at side of lower jaw.
Attains 100 cm. Indian Ocean from southern Mozambique to Pakistan and the Persian Gulf, including Aldabra,
Seychelles, Comores, Madagascar, Mauritius and Reunion.
166.54 Epinephe/us multinotatus: top: 61 em (S. Mozambique); bottom: 51 em
holotype of E. /eprosus (Aldabra),
166.55 Epinephelus ongus
(Bloch, 1790)
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White-streaked rockcod
Witstrepie-klipkabeljou
Holocentrus ongus Bloch, 1790: 69, ~1. 234 (Japan). Epinephelus summana (non Forsskat): Morgans, 1982: 15. Epinephelus ongus: Heemstra
& Randall, 1984: Epin 46*.
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Body depth 2.9-3.2, head 2.3-2.5 in SL. Maxilla not reaching past eye; 2
rows of teeth at side of lower jaw. Flank scales ctenoid.
Head, body and spinous D covered with small close-set
brown spots separated by pale lines; soft D, C, A and paired
fins with very large black spots. Attains 45 cm. Zanzibar
and northern Mozambique, Madagascar, Comores and
Seychelles east to the western Pacific in depths of 1 - 90 m.
166.52 Epinephe/us miliaris: ea. 30 em (N. Mozambique).
166.53 Epinephelus morrhua
(Valenciennes, 1833)
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Contour rockcod
Kontoer -klipkabeljou
Serranus morrhua Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1833: 434 (Mauritius).
Epinephelus morrhua: Smith, SFSA No. 438* (in part, not fig . of larger
specimen which is E. poecilonotus); Randall & Ben-Tuvia, 1983: 408*;
Heemstra & Randall, 1984: Epin 44*. Epinephelus cometae: Morgans,
1982: 18*.
D XI,14-15; A III,7-8; P 17-18; LL 57-64; LSS 108-123; GR (8-10)+
(15-17). Body depth 2.8-3.1, head 2.2-2.5 in SL. Maxilla not reaching past
eye ; 2 rows of teeth at side of lower jaw. Flank scales strongly ctenoid,
, IM).:.a cpmepne/us
Mozambique)
'-. "
tOp: 1:1.::' em ::;L (MaUritiUS); DOttOm: 00 em \1'1.
166: SERRANIDAE (ROCKCODS & SEABASSES)
without auxiliary scales. Nostrils close together, posterior distinctly larger
than anterior.
See illustration for distinctive colour pattern. Attains 90
cm. A deep-water species taken in depths of 120 - 370 m.
Red Sea south to Durban and east to Japan and New
Caledonia.
166.54 Epinephelus multinotatus
(Peters, 1876)
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White-blotched rockcod
Witvlek-klipkabeljou
Serranus multinotatus Peters, 1876: 435 (Mauritius) . Epinephelus leprosus Smith, 1955: 310, PI. 3a (Aldabra Id.); Morgans, 1982: 16.
Epinephelus areolatus (non Forssk1'l1): Morgans, 1982: 21 * (in part, photo
of 210 mm SLfish). Epinephelus multinotatus: Heemstra & Randall, 1984:
Epin 45*.
D XI,15-17; A III ,8; P 18-19; LL 64-80; LSS 134-162; GR (9-11)+(15-18).
Body depth 2.6-3 .0, head 2.4-2.8 in SL. D membranes not incised between the spines, longest D spine (3rd or 4th) 2.3-2.9 in head. Flank scales
ctenoid, with auxiliary scales. Interorbital area convex; rear nostrils larger
than front ones; 2 rows of teeth at side of lower jaw.
Attains 100 cm. Indian Ocean from southern Mozambique to Pakistan and the Persian Gulf, including Aldabra,
Seychelles, Comores, Madagascar, Mauritius and Reunion.
166.54 Epinephe/us multinotatus: top: 61 em (S. Mozambique); bottom: 51 em
holotype of E. /eprosus (Aldabra),
166.55 Epinephelus ongus
(Bloch, 1790)
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White-streaked rockcod
Witstrepie-klipkabeljou
Holocentrus ongus Bloch, 1790: 69, ~1. 234 (Japan). Epinephelus summana (non Forsskat): Morgans, 1982: 15. Epinephelus ongus: Heemstra
& Randall, 1984: Epin 46*.
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