Scientific Name	Epinephelus corallicola   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1828)	Depth	0 - 60M
Chinese	黑駁石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	珊瑚石斑魚
Max Length	49 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石斑、過魚、白目仔、黑虎麻、白馬鱠仔、蘇鼠(香港)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North
Habitats	Coral、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Java, Indonesia
Synonyms	Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus, Epinephelus coralicola, Epinephelus tauvina, Serranus altivelioides, Serranus corallicola
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056209. ASIZP0056210. ASIZP0056211. ASIZP0067414. ASIZP0067504. ASIZP0067549. ASIZP0074922. ASIZP0075122. ASIZP0700198. ASIZP0802355. ASIZP0802357. ASIZP0802358. ASIZP0806484. ASIZP0912355. ASIZP0912357. ASIZP0912358. ASIZP0916484. ASIZP0916851. MTP0032. NMMBP02445. NMMBP06553. NMMBP06559. NTUM04607. NTUM08261. NTUM08262. NTUM08263. NTUM08264. NTUM08265. NTUM08266. NTUM08267. NTUM08268. NTUM08269. NTUM08270. NTUM08271. NTUM08272. NTUM08273. NTUM08274. ...List all 48 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Coral grouper; Coral rockcod; Coral rock-cod
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist   IUCN Group
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 15 to 17 rays, the third or fourth spine longest, its length contained 2.8 to 3.8 times in head length, the interspinous membranes moderately incised; anal fin with III spines and 8 rays; pectoral-fin rays 17 to 20; pectoral-fin length contained 1.5 to 1.8 times in head length; pelvic fins not reaching past anus, their length contained 1.9 to 2.4 times in head length; caudal fin rounded. Lateral-body scales ctenoid (smooth in large adults), with auxiliary scales; lateral-line scales 53 to 63; lateral-scale series 88 to 109. Pyloric caeca 9 to 13.
habitats	Shallow silty reefs and estuarine areas. The ovary was well developed in a fish of 30 cm standard length that we examined.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Thailand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales) and eastward to the Solomon and Mariana Islands, including Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Palau
Utility	E. corallicola is apparently too rare to be of commercial importance.