Table 5. Common name, IUCN Red List conservation status and reported fisheries use (FishBase) for Epinephelus sp. groupers from 12 sites in South Sulawesi

No Species Common name IUCN Red List Use (FishBase)
Code Description Fisheries Aquaculture Other
1 Epinephelus areolatus Areolate grouper LC Least concern Commercial Commercial -
2 Epinephelus bleekeri Duskytail grouper DD Data deficient Minor commercial Commercial -
3 Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus Whitespotted grouper LC Least concern Minor commercial - -
4 Epinephelus coioides Orange-spotted grouper LC Least concern Commercial Commercial -
5 Epinephelus corallicola Coral grouper LC Least concern Subsistence - -
6 Epinephelus cyanopodus Speckled blue grouper LC Least concern Minor commercial - Aquarium
7 Epinephelus erythrurus Cloudy grouper LC Least concern Minor commercial - -
8 Epinephelus fasciatus Blacktip grouper LC Least concern Commercial - Aquarium, Gamefish
9 Epinephelus faveatus Barred-chest grouper LC Least concern Commercial - -
10 Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Brown-marbled grouper VU Vulnerable Minor commercial Commercial Aquarium
11 Epinephelus heniochus Bridled grouper LC Least concern Commercial - -
12 Epinephelus longispinis Longspine grouper LC Least concern Commercial - -
13 Epinephelus macrospilos Snubnose grouper LC Least concern Commercial - -
14 Epinephelus maculatus Highfin grouper LC Least concern Commercial - Aquarium
15 Epinephelus malabaricus Malabar grouper LC Least concern Highly commercial Commercial Gamefish
16 Epinephelus melanostigma One-blotch grouper LC Least concern Subsistence - -
17 Epinephelus miliaris Netfin grouper LC Least concern Minor commercial - -
18 Epinephelus ongus White-streaked grouper LC Least concern Minor commercial - -
19 Epinephelus polyphekadion Camouflage grouper VU Vulnerable Commercial Experimental -
20 Epinephelus quoyanus Longfin grouper LC Least concern Commercial - -
21 Epinephelus rivulatus Halfmoon grouper LC Least concern Minor commercial - -
22 Epinephelus sexfasciatus Sixbar grouper LC Least concern Commercial - -
23 Epinephelus undulosus Wavy-lined grouper LC Least concern Minor commercial - -
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature.