Bar Cheek Coral Trout

Bar Cheek Coral Trout. Plectropomus leopardus Generally they can reach 100 cm long, weigh 25 kg and live up to 20 years Coral trout can grow to more than 20kg, but the Australian record is 15.5kg, which is a serious fish

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Coral trout colours vary based on water quality and the depth they inhabit; shallow fish are darker brown while deeper fish are bright red Barred-Cheek Coral Trout, Spotted Coral Trout Kerapu, Senderong Horizontal elongated spots to the head distinguish the Barred-Cheek Coral Trout (Plectropomus maculatus) species from common Coral Trout and Chinese Footballer

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In Asia, barcheek coral trout are in demand for the live reef fish and aquarium trade. Inshore coral trout are protogynous hermaphrodites which mature first as females from around 18 months old (25-30 cm long) before changing to males later in. Barred-Cheek Coral Trout, Spotted Coral Trout Kerapu, Senderong Horizontal elongated spots to the head distinguish the Barred-Cheek Coral Trout (Plectropomus maculatus) species from common Coral Trout and Chinese Footballer

Plectropomus maculatus. They are found in the Western Pacific, including Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea, Solomon Islands, and Australia Barcheek coral trout are a long-lived and slow-growing fish

Fish Identification Suntag. Other names Coral Cod, Coral Trout, Island Coral Trout, Leopard Cod, Leopard Fish, Leopard Trout, Spotted Coral Grouper, Spotted Coral Trout Barcheek coral trout are more vulnerable to overfishing and localised depletion than other coral trout species, since they live closer inshore and are more easily reached by line and spear fishers