Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Hong Kong grouper (Epinephelus akaara), recorded as Endangered
Hong Kong grouper (Epinephelus akaara). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Hong Kong grouper

Epinephelus akaara

Its natural habitats are shallow seas and coral reefs.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Epinephelus akaara
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Serranidae · Epinephelus

Appearance

The dorsal profile of the head is convex between the eyes. The dorsal fin contains 11 spines and 15-17 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 8 soft rays. The caudal fin is rounded and the pelvic fin does not extend as far as the anus.

The Hong Kong grouper has a body that has a standard length that is around 2.7-3.2 times the depth of its body.

Range and habitat

The Hong Kong grouper is found in the Western Pacific Ocean. It is found in southern Japan where it occurs in the Tsugaru Strait, the strait between Honshu and Hokkaido south along both coasts. It is also found off Korea, China and Taiwan as far as the Gulf of Tonkin.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Hong Kong grouper is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Hong Kong grouper, Wikidata item Q703903. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Hong Kong grouper?
It is found in eastern and southeastern Asian waters of the Western Pacific Ocean.
What is the conservation status of Hong Kong grouper?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Epinephelus akaara. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Hong Kong grouper live?
The Hong Kong grouper is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Why is Hong Kong grouper in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Epinephelus akaara?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Hong Kong grouper a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.