Species: Epinephelus analogus, Spotted cabrilla, Spotted grouper


Epinephelus analogus Gill, 1863
Spotted cabrilla, Spotted grouper
Elongate, robust; gill rakers 26-28; rear margin of preopercle serrate, the lower limb smooth; dorsal fin X, 16-18; anal rays III, 8; pectoral rays 19-20; flank scales rough, with many small accessory scales; 53-69 lateral line scales.
Head and body tan to grey, with many small red- brown spots, pupil-sized on body, smaller on head and fins; four broad indistinct dark bars on upper half of side, extending onto dorsal fin. Juvenile with spots relatively larger, stronger bars.
A good-eating fish reported to reach 114 cm and 22.3 Kg.
Inhabits rocky reefs; also lives in shallow estuaries.
To at least 107 m depth.
Southern California to the Gulf of California to Peru, Galapagos, Cocos, Malpelo and the Revillagigedos.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Brackish
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Sand & gravel
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Rocks
- Reef and soft bottom
- Estuary
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Data
- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- Bony fishes
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Pelagic
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- TEP endemic
- Island (s)
- All species
- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- South Temperate (Peruvian Province )
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 114
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 107