Patterns of color phase indicate spawn timing at a Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus spawning aggregation

• Published in: Current zoology Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 73 - 83
• Main Authors: Archer, Stephanie K, Heppell, Scott A, Semmens, Brice X, Pattengill-Semmens, Christy V, Bush, Phillippe G, Mccoy, Croy M, Johnson, Bradley C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: Oxford University Press 01.02.2012
• Subjects: Epinephelus striatus; Nassau grouper; Nuptial coloration; Spawning aggregation; Spawning behavior; 产卵期; 图案; 海洋保护; 石斑鱼; 线状; 聚集; 色相; 西印度群岛

Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus are a large bodied, top level predator that is ecologically important throughout the Caribbean. Although typically solitary, Nassau grouper form large annual spawning aggregations at predictable times in spe- cific locations. In 2003, The Cayman Islands Marine Con...