| Epinephelidae (Groupers) |
| 100 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 46 - 90 m |
| Eastern Pacific: southern California in the USA, south to Peru. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished by the following characteristics: dark red or brown head and body; darker pectoral fins than body; tips of interspinous dorsal fin membranes darker than the rest of the membranes; prominent black moustache streak occurs above maxilla; depth of body contained 2.4-2.6 times in SL; head length 2.3-2.4 times in SL; convex interorbital area; rounded preopercle, finely serrate, enlarged serrae at angle but covered by skin; distinctly convex upper edge of operculum (Ref. 89707). |
| Common in the Gulf of California. Occasionally encountered in isolated reefs and sandy bottoms near the coast at depths of 46 to 90 m; uncommon in shallow waters (Ref. 89707). |
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Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 18 November 2016 (A2bd) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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