Slender grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus) is a saltwater species recorded in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 0–80 m. The main season in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia runs all year.
Scientific name: Anyperodon leucogrammicus · Water: Saltwater · Season: All year
Size: up to 65 cm
The slender grouper is a serranid whose adults are solitary and inhabit coral-rich areas and clear water on lagoon and seaward reefs. It feeds mainly on fishes and probably also on crustaceans. Its juveniles are the notable part: their blue and gold stripes mimic the wrasse Halichoeres purpurescens, or dark damsels in surge zones, and that disguise lets the young fish approach their prey. It is often seen in markets but is not plentiful enough to be commercially important, and is taken with hook and line and spear and probably in traps; it is sold in Hong Kong live fish markets. Its range covers the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea south to Mozambique and east to the Phoenix Islands, north to Japan and south to Australia, and probably includes every island of the tropical Indian Ocean. In season all year, it lives from the surface to about 80 m and usually between 5 and 50 m, and reaches about 65 cm total length. It is a minor commercial species and a game fish, selling in the highest price band. IUCN lists it as least concern. Trophic level is 3.9, fishing vulnerability moderate to high at 52 of 100, and resilience low.
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