Species FAO code: EET

Epinephelus itajara

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Conservation measures
Marketing standards
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Zackenbarsch	–
Denmark	da Jødefisk	–
Estonia	et Keskameerika kivikoha	–
France	fr mérou géant	–
Germany	de Zackenbarsch	–
Portugal	pt Garoupa	–
Slovenia	sl kirnje	–
Spain	es Mero guaza	Canary Islands: Guaza Canary Islands: Mero negro Galicia: Mero tigre

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)

Minimum conservation reference sizes

As defined in art. 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015, which admends article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, where minimum conservation reference sizes are established, they shall constitute minimum marketing sizes. More

Minimum conservation reference size

≥ 45.0 cmTotal length (TL)

Fishing areas

37.1 Western Mediterranean
37.2 Central Mediterranean
37.3 Eastern Mediterranean

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Epinephelus itajara

Scientific name

Epinephelus itajara

Author

(Lichtenstein, 1822)

Rank

Species

FAO code

EET

Morphological description

Distinguished by the following characteristics: brownish yellow, grey or greenish body color; head and dorsal part of body and fins with small black spots; body robust and elongate; body depth contained 2.7-3.4 times in SL; HL 2.3-2.9 in SL; extremely broad head; flat interorbital; rounded preopercle, finely serrate; round nostrils, subequal; maxilla scaly, reaching well past eye; 3-5 rows of subequal teeth on midlateral part of lower jaw; absence of canines at front jaw (Ref. 89707); further characterized by having opercle with 3 flat spines, middle one the largest. Pelvic fins smaller than the pectorals. Bases of soft dorsal and anal fins covered with scales and thick skin. Juveniles tawny with irregular vertical bands.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilySerranidae
    - GenusEpinephelus
      - SpeciesEpinephelus itajara

Synonyms

Promicrops itaiara (Lichtenstein, 1822)
Promicrops ditobo Roux & Collignon, 1954
Epinephelus itajarra (Lichtenstein, 1822)
Serranus mentzelii Valenciennes, 1828
Serranus itajara Lichtenstein, 1822
Serranus galeus Müller & Troschel, 1848
Serranus guasa Poey, 1860
Epinephalus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)
Promicrops esonue Ehrenbaum, 1915

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822)

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Epinephelus itajara

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Pots and traps

Trawls

Minimum conservation reference sizes

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Distribution maps