Description
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A common species found in a variety of habitats: coral and rocky reefs, tidepools, estuaries, mangrove swamps and sandy/mud bottom from shore to depths of 150 m. Juveniles found nearshore and in estuaries; sex reversal probable; catch statistics poor being previously confused with @E. andersoni@ (Ref. 4332).
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- bibliographic citation
- Schembri, P.; Tonna, R. (2011). Occurrence of the Malabar grouper Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Serranidae), in the Maltese Islands. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 6(Supplement 1): S129-S132. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Schembri, P.; Tonna, R. (2011). Occurrence of the Malabar grouper Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Serranidae), in the Maltese Islands. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 6(Supplement 1): S129-S132. Schembri, P.; Tonna, R. (2011). Occurrence of the Malabar grouper Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Serranidae), in the Maltese Islands. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 6(Supplement 1): S129-S132. Schembri, P.; Tonna, R. (2011). Occurrence of the Malabar grouper Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Serranidae), in the Maltese Islands. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 6(Supplement 1): S129-S132.
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