Species FAO code: GPR

Epinephelus morio

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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	–
Czech Republic	cs Kanic červenohnědý cs Kanic červený	–
Denmark	da Rød havaborre	–
Estonia	et Ameerika kivikoha	–
Finland	fi punameriahven sv röd grouper	–
France	fr mérou rouge	–
Germany	de Zackenbarsch	–
Greece	el Ροφός Ατλαντικού	–
Italy	it Cernia atlantica	–
Poland	pl Granik morio	–
Portugal	pt Garoupa	–
Slovenia	sl rdeča kirnja sl kirnje	–
Sweden	sv Röd grouper	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes, 1828)

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

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes, 1828)

Scientific name

Epinephelus morio

Author

(Valenciennes, 1828)

Rank

Species

FAO code

GPR

Morphological description

Color of head and body dark reddish brown, shading to pink or reddish below. Opercle with 3 flat spines, the middle one being the largest. Vertical fins angulate in larger fish. Pelvic fins shorter than pectorals and inserted slightly behind ventral and pectoral-fin base. Bases of soft dorsal and anal fins covered with scales and thick skin. No saddle on caudal peduncle. Interspinous membranes not incised (Ref. 26938); head length 2.3-2.5 times in SL; convex interorbital; subangular preopercle, serrae at angle slightly enlarged; straight upper edge of operculum; posterior and anterior nostrils subequal (Ref. 89707).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilySerranidae
    - GenusEpinephelus
      - SpeciesEpinephelus morio

Synonyms

Serranus morio Valenciennes, 1828
Serranus erythrogaster DeKay, 1842
Serranus angustifrons Steindachner, 1864
Serranus luridus Ranzani, 1842
Serranus remotus Poey, 1860

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes, 1828)

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Epinephelus morio

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Trawls

Minimum conservation reference sizes

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest