Aethaloperca rogaa

Aethaloperca rogaa
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Serranidae
Subfamily:	Epinephelinae
Genus:	Aethaloperca
Species:	A. rogaa
Binomial name
Aethaloperca rogaa Forsskål, 1775

The Redmouth grouper (Aethaloperca rogaa) is a fish in the Serranidae family. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, South Africa and Gilbert Islands. It is considered a game fish.^{[1] [2]}
Recent molecular analyses challenge the placement of this species in the genus Aethaloperca. In a study based on five different genes, it was included in the Cephalopholis clade, thus suggesting that the species should be included in the genus Cephalopholis and referred to as Cephalopholis rogaa.^[3]

Common Name

Redmouth grouper

Habitat

Salt water

Dispersion

Andaman Sea, Maldives

Utilization

• Fishery : Small Trade
• Game: Angling

References

1. "Aethaloperca rogaa". Fish base.
2. "Aethaloperca rogaa". ITIS.
3. Schoelinck, C., Hinsinger, D. D., Dettaï, A., Cruaud, C. & Justine, J.-L. 2014: A phylogenetic re-analysis of groupers with applications for ciguatera fish poisoning. PLoS ONE, 9, e98198. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098198