Species: Epinephelus cifuentesi, Northern grouper, Olive grouper
Epinephelus cifuentesi Lavenberg & Grove, in Heemstra & Randall, 1993
Olive grouper, Northern grouper
Body robust, compressed; end of top jaw exposed; 9-11 + 17-20 gill rakers; operculum edge with 3 flat spines; rear nostril at most only slightly larger than front nostril; preoperculum without spines; 1 dorsal fin with XI spines, 2nd spine longest, much longer than 1st spine, membranes notched between spines, 14-16 rays; anal fin with III spines, 9 rays; pectorals 17-19 rays; lateral line complete, ending at tail base, smoothly arched; scales rough, relatively small, 131-144 on lateral line.
Pale grey-brown with intense green iridescence on body; fins darker, pectoral with intense blue iridescence; membranes between first 5 spines black; margins of pectoral and anal fins cream; juveniles grey-brown with dark line above top jaw.
Size: 100 cm.
Habitat: rocky reef.
Depth: 40-135 m.
The tip of Baja; southern Mexico to Ecuador; the Galapagos, Malpelo, Cocos, Revillagigedos, Alijos rocks.
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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Rocks
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Bony fishes
- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- No Data
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Pelagic
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- East Pacific endemic
- All species
- Regional Endemism
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- All species
- Island (s)
- Continent + Island (s)
- TEP endemic
- Continent
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- IUCN Red List
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- Near threatened
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Max
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- 135
- Depth Range Min
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- 40
- Length Max
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- 100
