| Family: |
Epinephelidae (Groupers) |
| Max. size: |
12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 130 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from 2 specimens collected from the base of a drilling rig at Dillon Shoals in the Timor Sea off Western Australia at a depth of 130 m. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Distinguished by the following characteristics: subequal body depth and head length, depth contained 2.4 times in SL; convex interorbital area; small and subequal posterior and anterior nostrils; maxilla reaches vertical at rear edge of orbit; 2 rows of teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw (Ref. 89707). |
| Biology: |
Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). The only two specimens known were collected from the base of a drilling rig at a depth of 130 m. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 22 November 2016 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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