MBI Species Classification Request

General

Name:

Matt Pedersen ( mpedersen )

Status:

Completed

Date:

12/04/2012

Classification Type:

New

Challenge

Species:

Plectropomus leopardus

Suggested Class:

Common Name(s):

Coral Trout

Species Synonyms:

Fish/Invert/Culture:

- Select O

Spawn Mode:

N/A

Fish Base Link:

http://fishbase.org/summary/Plectropomus-leopardus.html

Breeding Success:

True

Success References:

http://aquaticcommons.org/436/1/aquaculture-asia-july-07.pdf -

Journal:

If Challenging Existing Classification
Reasons Species Should be Reclassified:

If Requesting New Classification
Research or Links to information on Species:	OK, that's not the best reference, but the truth is that many of the smaller groupers we see occasionally in the hobby are reared as foodfish. We should get someone on the team to research this in more depth and classify these species, updating references as possible too. This is more of a "to do" submission than a fully reference one. I look at a listing like this as being a gateway into someone working with Serranus or, for example, the more common smaller groupers like Miniatus which maybe aren't reared for food....

If Requesting New Classification

Research or Links to information on Species:

OK, that's not the best reference, but the truth is that many of the smaller groupers we see occasionally in the hobby are reared as foodfish. We should get someone on the team to research this in more depth and classify these species, updating references as possible too. This is more of a "to do" submission than a fully reference one. I look at a listing like this as being a gateway into someone working with Serranus or, for example, the more common smaller groupers like Miniatus which maybe aren't reared for food....

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