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Epinephelus retouti Red-tipped grouper

Epinephelus retouti is commonly referred to as Red-tipped grouper. Difficulty in the aquarium: Mediamente facile. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended.


Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:
3336 
AphiaID:
218253 
Scientific:
Epinephelus retouti 
German:
Zackenbarsch 
English:
Red-tipped Grouper 
Category:
Cernie 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelus (Genus) > retouti (Species) 
Initial determination:
Bleeker, 1868 
Occurrence:
French Polynesia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Western Indian Ocean 
Size:
up to 19.69" (50 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort) 
Tank:
1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)  
Difficulty:
Mediamente facile 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2010-09-26 11:31:17 

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This photo was provided by Heinz Mahler and shows very likely the Epinephelus retouti (Bleeker, 1868) or Red-tipped grouper.

This beautiful picture was taken when diving in Indonesia, the size of these fish in this picture is about 50cm. It is interesting that adult animals appear to live in much greater depth than juvenile animals, which usually can be seen from 20-40 meters.

Order: perch (Perciformes)
Suborder: Real bass (Percoidei)
Family: Serranidae (Serranidae)
Subfamily: groupers (Epinephelinae)
Tribus: Epinephelini
Genus: Epinephelus
Species: E. retouti

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia DE (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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