Species FAO code: CWU

Cephalopholis urodeta

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr vieille aile noire fr vieille	–
Portugal	pt Garoupa	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Cephalopholis urodeta (Forster, 1801)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Cephalopholis urodeta (Forster, 1801)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Cephalopholis urodeta

Scientific name

Cephalopholis urodeta

Author

(Forster, 1801)

Rank

Species

FAO code

CWU

Morphological description

Distinguished by the following characteristics: fin with a pair of diagonal white bands; body scales ctenoid; greatest depth of body 2.7-3.1 in SL; rounded caudal fin; pelvic fins 1.8-2.2 in head length (Ref. 90102); head length 2.4-2.7 in SL; convex interorbital area; rounded preopercle, finely serrate, fleshy lower edge; subopercle and interopercle usually smooth; maxilla reaching well past eye; pectoral fins distinctly longer than pelvic fins; caudal fin rounded; snout and maxilla with minute cycloid scales (Ref. 089707).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilySerranidae
    - GenusCephalopholis
      - SpeciesCephalopholis urodeta

Synonyms

Cephalopholis urodelus (Forster, 1801)
Serranus erythraeus Valenciennes, 1830
Epinephelus urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828)
Epinephelus playfairi Bleeker, 1879
Serranus urodelus Valenciennes, 1828
Epinephelus playfayri Bleeker, 1879
Cephalopholis urodelus (Valenciennes, 1828)
Serranus mauritiiae Gudger, 1929
Serranus mars De Vis, 1884
Serranus mauritiae Gudger, 1929
Perca urodeta Forster, 1801
Epinephelus erythraeus (Valenciennes, 1830)
Cephalopholis urodela (Valenciennes, 1828)
Perca urodeta Forster, 1844

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Cephalopholis urodeta (Forster, 1801)

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Cephalopholis urodeta

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Distribution maps