Author: Ben-Tuvia, 1953
Epinephelus haifensis Ben-Tuvia, 1953
Status in World Register of Marine Species:
Accepted name: Epinephelus haifensis Ben-Tuvia, 1953 (updated 2009-06-25)
Diagnosis: body short, head large. D XI + 14-15; A III + 9; pectoral fins long, reaching anus; caudal fin rounded. Colour: brown, fins darker with a narrow white edge. Size: to 40 cm SL.
Habitat: on bottoms deeper than 90 m, as presently known. Food: no data. Reproduction: no data.
Distribution: Mediterranean (Israel and Lebanon coasts) and Morocco. Rare.
Eggs larvae and young stages. No data.
Otoliths (sagitta). No data.