Table 3. Estimated life-stage of Epinephelus spp. groupers sampled from 12 sites in three seaways

No Species Juvenile Subadult Adult Total
n % n % n % n
1 Epinephelus areolatus 21 3.05 527 76.60 140 20.35 688
2 Epinephelus bleekeri 16 21.62 50 67.57 8 10.81 74
3 Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus 5 71.43 2 28.57 0 0.00 7
4 Epinephelus coioides 131 43.67 149 49.67 20 6.67 300
5 Epinephelus corallicola 11 20.00 34 61.82 10 18.18 55
6 Epinephelus cyanopodus 1 50.00 1 50.00 0 0.00 2
7 Epinephelus erythrurus 0 0.00 7 100.00 0 0.00 7
8 Epinephelus fasciatus 52 12.09 327 76.05 51 11.86 430
9 Epinephelus faveatus 14 6.11 171 74.67 44 19.21 229
10 Epinephelus fuscoguttatus 18 62.07 6 20.69 5 17.24 29
11 Epinephelus heniochus 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 100.00 1
12 Epinephelus longispinis 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 1
13 Epinephelus macrospilos 0 0.00 2 50.00 2 50.00 4
14 Epinephelus maculatus 17 15.45 87 79.09 6 5.45 110
15 Epinephelus malabaricus 9 34.62 16 61.54 1 3.85 26
16 Epinephelus melanostigma 0 0.00 3 100.00 0 0.00 3
17 Epinephelus miliaris 4 44.44 5 55.56 0 0.00 9
18 Epinephelus ongus 48 7.16 418 62.39 204 30.45 670
19 Epinephelus polyphekadion 8 28.57 17 60.71 3 10.71 28
20 Epinephelus quoyanus 49 8.78 363 65.05 146 26.16 558
21 Epinephelus rivulatus 1 3.70 7 25.93 19 70.37 27
22 Epinephelus sexfasciatus 48 35.82 78 58.21 8 5.97 134
23 Epinephelus undulosus 5 83.33 1 16.67 0 0.00 6
Total 458 13.48 2,272 66.86 668 19.66 3,398