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	<dwc:Kingdom>Animalia</dwc:Kingdom>
	<dwc:Phylum>Chordata</dwc:Phylum>
	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Perciformes/Serranoidei</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Epinephelidae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Hyporthodus</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Hyporthodus octofasciatus (Griffin, 1926)</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='af'>Bandiet-klipkabeljou</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='da'>Ottebåndet havaborre</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Barcod</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Convict cod</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Convict groper</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Convict rockcod</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Eightbar grouper</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Grey-banded cod</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Grouper</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Rockcod</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fj'>kavu ni nubu</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Cabot cafre</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Cabot sale</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Loche plate grise</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Mérou huit raies</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Plat</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Rouge sale</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Vieille plate grise</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='he'>Lokos</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ja'>Mahata-modoki</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Kerapu lapan belang</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ms'>Pertang</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Mero de ocho bandas</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Waava</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>八带石斑鱼</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>八帶石斑魚</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>石斑</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>过鱼</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>間帶石斑魚</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>间带石斑鱼</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>鲙</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>黑带石斑鱼</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>黑帶石斑魚</commonName>
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	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Epinephelus mystacinus (non Poey, 1852)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Epinephelus octofasciatus Griffin, 1926</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Epinephelus septemfasciatus (non Thunberg, 1793)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Serranus mystacinus (non Poey, 1852)</synonym>
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	<dc:description>Probably occurs in rocky reefs.  Its apparent rarity may be due to its preference for relatively deep water.</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=83414&amp;speccode=7355'>Craig, M.T. and P.A. Hastings 2007 A molecular phylogeny of the groupers of the subfamily Epinephelinae (Serranidae) with revised classification of the epinephelini. Ichthyol. Res. 54:1-17. (Ref. 83414)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Distinguished by the following characteristics:  body buff with 8 broad dark brown bars; blackish brown pelvic fins and distal half of the soft dorsal and anal fins; faint dark band from eye to the middle opercle spine; presence of blackish maxillary streak; minute melanophores covering gill rakers and gill arches; depth of body contained 2.2-2.7 times in SL; head length 2.4-2.5 times in SL; distinctly convex interorbital area, convex dorsal head profile; angular preopercle, enlarged serrae at angle; 0-3 small spines at lower edge of preopecle anterior to angle; distinctly serrate lower edge of subopercle and rear edge of interopercle; convex upper edge of operculum; posterior nostrils  2-3 times larger than anterior nostrils; maxilla reaches to below rear half of eye (Ref. 89707).</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5222&amp;speccode=7355'>Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the world (family Serranidae, subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(16):382 p. (Ref. 5222)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15;  Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5222&amp;speccode=7355'>Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall 1993 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the world (family Serranidae, subfamily Epinephelinae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the grouper, rockcod, hind, coral grouper and lyretail species known to date. Rome: FAO. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(16):382 p. (Ref. 5222)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>Indo-West Pacific:  Somalia and South Africa to Japan, Australia and New Zealand.  Except for Japan, China, and Korea, most distribution records for Epinephelus septemfasciatus are probably based on this species.  Reported as Epinephelus compressus by Postel et al.  (Ref. 6453).</dc:description>
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	<dc:description>fisheries: minor commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='92-5-103623-3.' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=171&amp;speccode=7355'>Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter 1994 SPECIESDAB: Global species database for fishery purposes. User's manual. FAO Computerized Information Series (Fisheries). No. 9. Rome, FAO. 103 p. (Ref. 171)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=75154&amp;speccode=7355'>Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen 2006 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS &amp; CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<dc:description>130 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4787)); max. published weight: 80.0 kg (Ref. 4787); max. reported age: 43 years (Ref. 92312)</dc:description>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4787&amp;speccode=7355'>Randall, J.E. and P.C. Heemstra 1991 Revision of Indo-Pacific groupers (Perciformes: Serranidae: Epinephelinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (20):332 p. (Ref. 4787)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4787&amp;speccode=7355'>Randall, J.E. and P.C. Heemstra 1991 Revision of Indo-Pacific groupers (Perciformes: Serranidae: Epinephelinae), with descriptions of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (20):332 p. (Ref. 4787)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=92312&amp;speccode=7355'>Andrews, A.H., J.M. Kalish, S.J. Newman and J.M. Johnston 2011 Bomb radiocarbon dating of three important reef-fish species using Indo-Pacific D14C chronologies. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 62:1259-1269. (Ref. 92312)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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