Philippines country information

Common names: Abo-abo, Alatan, Bantol
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded in Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Nasugbu (Ref. 107853), Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107852), Marinduque (Ref. 58652), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Museum: Baguan Is., CAS 53967. Palawan, Honda Bay, LACM 42487-34. Lingayen Gulf, LACM 35945-4, 42467-41. Culion, SU 27517. Negros, Dumaguete, BPBM 22249; SU 27516. Port Matalvi, USNM 170585. Calapan, CAS 7064. Also Ref. 4787, 5222, 6956, 48613, 59110, 090102, 089707.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Broad, G., 2003
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) > Epinephelinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

عجوز بُقعة شُقرة, 细锯九棘鲈, Vieille tache de rousseur, ... more

Main reference

Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall. 1993. (Ref. 5222)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 52 m (Ref. 90102), usually 0 - 30 m (Ref. 89707)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 19°N - 24°S, 97°E - 168°E (Ref. 5222)

Distribution

Western Pacific: including the Andaman Sea, Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8.

Adults inhabit shallow waters, usually on silty reefs, midshelf lagoons and backreef areas; feeds on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 089707). Secretive in corals to about 20 m depth. Juveniles are found under corals with rubble substrate (Ref. 48635).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.7 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Cephalopholis microprion (Bleeker, 1852)