Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Serranidae > Mycteroperca > Mycteroperca olfax

Mycteroperca olfax (Sea bass; Yellow grouper; Sailfin grouper; Mangrove; Colorado grouper)

Synonyms: Mycteroperca olfax ruberrima; Serranus olfax
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Wikipedia Abstract

The sailfin grouper (Mycteroperca olfax) is a species of fish in the Serranidae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
View Wikipedia Record: Mycteroperca olfax

Infraspecies

Mycteroperca olfax var. olfax
Mycteroperca olfax var. ruberrima

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Mycteroperca olfax

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Archipelago de Colon Biosphere Reserve 34336011 Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  

Predators

Zalophus wollebaeki (Galapagos Sea Lion)[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Lepidapedoides nicolli[2]
Neobenedenia isabellae[2]
Prosorhynchus ozakii[2]
Prosorhynchus pacificus[2]
Stephanostomum multispinosum[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Salazar P., S. and Bustamante, Rodrigo H. (2003) Effects of the 1997-1998 El Niño on population size and diet of the Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki). Noticias de Galapagos, 62, pp. 40-45.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0