Barcheeked Coral Trout (species: Plectropomus maculatus) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Animalia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Pisces > Actinopterygii > Perciformes > Percoidei > Serranidae > Epinephelinae > Epinephelini > Plectropomus > Plectropomus maculatus (gallery)
Plectropomus maculatus
Barcheeked Coral Trout


©Anne Hoggett: Plectropomus maculatus at the lagoon bommie, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Plectropomus maculatus in the Lizard Island lagoon.

©Anne Hoggett: Plectropomus maculatus at Osprey Islet, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Serranidae
Genus Plectropomus
Species Plectropomus maculatus
Status least concern

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 125 cm (length according to Allen et al (2003))
  • Up to 70 cm (length of specimens observed at Lizard Island)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Similar taxa

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Other references

  • Ferreira, B.P. (1993). Age, growth, reproduction and population biology of Plectropomus sp(p). (Epinephelinae: Serranidae) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 439.
  • Gates, J. and P. Hoyle (1990). Lore from the Lizard: Lizard Island Research Station, Australian Natural History, 23(4): 314-321. LIRS catalog number 402.
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