Yellow-edged lyretail

Yellow-edged lyretail

Taxobox
name = Yellow-edged lyretail
status =
trend = down


image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Serranidae
subfamilia = Epinephelinae
genus = "Variola"
species = "V. louti"
binomial = "Variola louti"
binomial_authority = Forsskål, 1775

Yellow-edged lyretail is the common name for the species "Variola louti". It is also commonly known as the lyretail grouper or the coronation cod.

Range

The Yellow-edged lyretail is found from the Red Sea to South Africa and the Pitcairn Islands, as far as southern Japan and Australia.FishBase_species|genus=Variola|species=louti|year=2007|month=5]

Description

This fish reaches up to 81cm in length and 12kg in weight. It is distinguished by its lunate tail with a yellow-edged margin. As juveniles they resemble the goatfishes Parupeneus forsskali or Parupeneus macronema and may shadow them as they feed.Lieske, E. and Myers, R.F. (2004) "Coral reef guide; Red Sea" London, HarperCollins ISBN 0-00-715986-2]

Diet

Its diet is mainly of fishes, but also eats crabs, shrimps and stomatopods.

Habitat

Lagoons, channels and seaward reefs, from 3m to 250m in depth.

Hazards

There have been reports of ciguatera poisoning, and this has led to the fish being banned from sale in Mauritius.

References


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