Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Peacock Rockcod (species: Cephalopholis argus)
Observed by Rachel Pears
Sun, 15 Dec 2002 12:00:00

Location details

  • Day Reef

  • The site Group ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 240.

    The site ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 8.

    The site was used by the project for the following reason: "Fish counts using scuba or snorkel. At some reefs (as permitted) collected juvinile serranids.".

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 1 m and 10 metres.

Details about the specimen

  • 1 specimen. (exact)
  • specimen dead at end of the observation process.
  • specimen removed from natural environment as a part of the record-taking process.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

The identification was performed as part of the Demography and life history traits of some serranid fishes: implications for fisheries and conservation management project (ID = 20).

The project ID, as recorded by Lizard Island Research Station, is 20.