Plectropomus oligacanthus | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Plectropomus oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1855)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Perciformes
  • Family » Epinephelidae
  • Genus » Plectropomus
  • Species » oligacanthus
  • Plectropomus oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1855)
    (Highfin coralgrouper)
  • Description »  

    Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 5 - 147 m . Tropical; 22°N - 20°S, 104°E - 172°E

    Maturity: Lm ?, range 42 - ? cm Max length : 75.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; max. published weight: 1.2 kg

    Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: oval.

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Sasa, Davao City, Davao Del Sur] [Toril, Davao City, Davao del Sur]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   CL Nañola, MA Fortaleza, KL Labrador, JJ Lanutan
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project
  • Collection Code »   [None] [MIN_1912_TORL_026A]
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:21 November 2016 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524581
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 13, 2024, 1:12 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    GGCACCCTTTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGGATAGTCGGGACTGCTCTAAGCCTTCTTATTCGGGCGGAGTTGAGCCAACCCGGTGCTCTTTTAGGAGACGACCAAATCTATAATGTGATTGTTACCGCACACGCGTTTGTAATAATCTTTTTTATAGTAATACCAATCATGATTGGAGGCTTCGGAAATTGACTTATTCCTTTAATAATCGGCGCCCCAGATATAGCATTCCCTCGAATAAACAACATAAGCTTCTGGCTTCTACCTCCTTCTTTCCTTCTCCTTCTAGCCTCATCAGGCGTTGAAGCCGGTGCTGGAACAGGGTGAACAGTTTACCCGCCTTTAGCAGGAAACCTAGCCCATGCAGGGGCATCCGTAGACTTAACAATTTTCTCACTCCACCTAGCAGGTATTTCATCGATTTTAGGGGCAATTAATTTTATCACTACTATTATTAATATAAAACCCCCTGCCATTTCTCAATACCAAACCCCTTTATTCGTGTGAGCCGTTCTAATTACTGCAGTACTTCTCCTCCTATCATTACCCGTACTAGCTGCTGGGATTACAATACTCTTAACAGACCGAAACCTTAACACTACTTTCTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGAGACCCAATCCTTTACCAACATCTATTCTGA

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