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Epinephelus summana Summan Grouper

Epinephelus summana is commonly referred to as Summan Grouper. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 50000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Summana-Zackenbarsch, juvenil

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lexID:
3869 
AphiaID:
218238 
Scientific:
Epinephelus summana 
German:
Summana-Zackenbarsch 
English:
Summan Grouper 
Category:
Groupers 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Epinephelus (Genus) > summana (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Forsskål, ), 1775 
Occurrence:
Eritrea, Djibouti, Egypt, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Mozambique, Red Sea, Somalia, the Seychelles 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Coral reefs, Lagoons, Reef channels, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
15.75" - 20.47" (40cm - 52cm) 
Temperature:
25,1 °F - 29,3 °F (25,1°C - 29,3°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Schrimps 
Tank:
10998.92 gal (~ 50000L)  
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-22 20:31:20 

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Epinephelus summana (Forsskål, 1775)

Occurs in shallow protected coral reefs and in lagoons or brackish-water environments. Sold fresh in local markets.

Synonymised names
Epinephalus summana (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Epinephelus sunmana (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Perca summana Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted
Sebastes meleagris Peters, 1864 · unaccepted
Serranus leucostigma Valenciennes, 1828 · unaccepted

Direct children (1)
Subspecies Epinephelus summana hostiaretis Whitley, 1954 accepted as Epinephelus ongus (Bloch, 1790)

External links

  1. doris.ffessm.fr (fr). Abgerufen am 22.11.2025.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. unterwasser-welt-rotesmeer (de). Abgerufen am 22.11.2025.
  4. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 22.11.2025.

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