Plectropomus marisrubri, Red Sea coralgrouper

Plectropomus marisrubri Randall & Hoese, 1986

Red Sea coralgrouper
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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).

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 80 m (Ref. 127962). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127962)

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This species is characterized by the following colouration: body and fins are brown to orange-red with numerous small dark-edged blue spots (smallest on fins, present only basally on pectoral fins); ca. 30-50 spots behind and below centre of eye to edge of preopercle; there are some spots on sides of body of adults vertically elongate, and some on head obliquely elongate; the spots are usually absent or few on underside of thorax and abdomen; body usually with seven dark bars subequal to pale interspaces; pectoral-fin rays with dark brown, abruptly pale distally; eyes are narrowly rimmed in blue (may be interrupted); caudal-fin margin sometimes narrowly whitish (Ref. 127962).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs on or near coral reefs and outer-reef slopes, sometimes in lagoons or over seagrass and sandy areas, to at least 85 m depth. It feeds on other fishes. It is a popular food fish on Saudi Arabian coast and is heavily fished (Ref. 127962).

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Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2020. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the family Serranidae of the world with description of two new related families of fishes. FishTaxa 15:1-170. (Ref. 123093)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Vulnerable (VU) (A4bd); Date assessed: 22 November 2016

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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