Many bucephalid species, mainly of the subfamily Prosorhynchinae, have been described from epinepheline serranids (groupers) throughout the World's Oceans. In this paper eight named prosorhynchine species are described and/or illustrated from epinepheline fishes from New Caledonia. Neidhartia lochepintade n. sp. in Epinephelus chlorostigma differs from other Neidhartia spp. in various combinati...

Successful conservation of fish such as Plectropomus species depend on analysis of genetic signature and relations among fish species and subspecies. Knowledge about the genetic signature and structure of Plectropomus species needs to increase several times to enable us for conserve these economic fish in the future. The current study aims to develop and analysis of genetic signature for three ...

A new nematode species, Capillaria plectropomi n. sp. (Capillariidae), is described from the intestine of the leopard coral grouper Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède) from coral reefs off New Caledonia. The new species, belonging to the subgenus Neocapillaria Moravec, 1987, differs from other congeneric species of this subgenus from marine fishes mainly in the length (168-186 μm), shape and stru...

In humans, referential gestures intentionally draw the attention of a partner to an object of mutual interest, and are considered a key element in language development. Outside humans, referential gestures have only been attributed to great apes and, most recently, ravens. This was interpreted as further evidence for the comparable cognitive abilities of primates and corvids. Here we describe a...

Auditory and olfactory abilities of settlement-stage larvae of the coral trout Plectropomus leopardus (Pisces: Serranidae) were tested electrophysiologically to determine if these senses are sufficiently developed to aid larvae in detection of settlement habitats on coral reefs. Plectropomus leopardus larvae detected sounds from 100 to 2000 Hz with hearing most sensitive at the frequencies of 1...

Wakatobi National Park has a tropical marine ecosystem with typically dynamic aquatic resources, and it also has a potentially massive number of groupers such as red (Plectropomus leopardus) and black groupers (Plectropomus areolatus). However, the sustainability of the grouper resources has not been managed effectively and environmentally friendly. This study aims to determin...

Groupers are valuable targets for artisanal and recreational fisheries in the Red Sea. The present study aimed to create first time a grouper database, including information on species composition, abundance distribution, length-weight relationships of from Twenty were collected three investigated sites; namely, Hurghada (site II) where landings showed most diversity with 18 species, Shalateen ...

Ramsar site designation is an acknowledgment of a wetland’s importance. In this study, we conducted biodiversity survey around Natuna to examine its eligibility as the next in Indonesia. This was through sampling for biological resources, using either transect, trapping, or visual observation. We surveyed 32 stations endangered and vulnerable fish, water birds, wetland-dependent species. Sample...