Author: Ben-Tuvia, 1953

Epinephelus haifensis Ben-Tuvia, 1953

Diagnosis: body short, head large. D XI + 14-15; A III + 9; pectoral fins long, reaching anus; caudal fin rounded. Colour: brown, fins darker with a narrow white edge. Size: to 40 cm SL.

Habitat: on bottoms deeper than 90 m, as presently known. Food: no data. Reproduction: no data.

Distribution: Mediterranean (Israel and Lebanon coasts) and Morocco. Rare.

Eggs larvae and young stages. No data.
Otoliths (sagitta). No data.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Superclass Gnathostomata
Class Osteichthyes
Order Perciformes
Suborder Percoidei
Family Serranidae
Genus Epinephelus
Species Epinephelus haifensis

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Epinephelus haifensis Ben-Tuvia, 1953

Scientific synonyms and common names

Epinephelus haifensis Ben-Tuvia, 1953

Synonyms:

Epinephelus haifensis Ben-Tuvia, 1953, Haifa Sea Fisher. St. Bull., 8: 21, fig. 14 ('Israel'). Holotype: Haifa, Sea Fisher St. M 411. Paratype: ANSP.
Epinephelus haifensis: George & Athanassiou, 1966b: 7 (Lebanon).


Common names:

none

*Ben-Tuvia, A. 1953a. Mediterranean fishes of Israel. Bull. Sea Fish. Res. Stn. Israel (8): 1-40 pp., 20 fig.

George, C. J.; Athanassiou, V. 1966b. Additions to the check-list of the fishes of the coastal waters of Lebanon. Misc. Pap. Nat. Sci. Amer. Univ. Beirut, 5: 6-8.

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