Color variation and associated behavior in the epinepheline groupers, Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode and Bean) and M. phenax Jordan and Swain

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Gilmore, R. G.
Jones, Robert S.
Publisher
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Date Issued
1992
Note

Color variants and behavior of scamp, Mycteroperca phenax, and gag, M. microlepis, are described from 64 submersible dives made on reef structures at depths between 20 and 100 m off the east coast of Florida from February 1977 to September 1982. These dives yielded 146 h of observations augmented with video and 35 mm photography. Both species display a variety of color phases associated with social behavior. They are expressed in each case by an aggressive, dominant territorial individual which displays to a group of smaller subordinates. Social hierarchy is evident in both species, with the alpha individual being a male in the gag and of undetermined sex in the scamp.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
22 p.
Subject (Topical)
Groupers
Epinephelus
Marine animals
Animal behavior
Oceanographic submersibles
Identifier
3171645
Additional Information
Color variants and behavior of scamp, Mycteroperca phenax, and gag, M. microlepis, are described from 64 submersible dives made on reef structures at depths between 20 and 100 m off the east coast of Florida from February 1977 to September 1982. These dives yielded 146 h of observations augmented with video and 35 mm photography. Both species display a variety of color phases associated with social behavior. They are expressed in each case by an aggressive, dominant territorial individual which displays to a group of smaller subordinates. Social hierarchy is evident in both species, with the alpha individual being a male in the gag and of undetermined sex in the scamp.
This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms and may be cited as: Gilmore, R. G. & Jones, R. S. (1992). Color variation and associated behavior in the epinepheline groupers, Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode and Bean) and M. phenax Jordan and Swain. Bulletin of Marine Science, 51(1), 83-103.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #770.
Date Backup
1992
Date Text
1992
Date Issued (EDTF)
1992
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Gilmore, R. G.

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22 p.
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Title Plain
Color variation and associated behavior in the epinepheline groupers, Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode and Bean) and M. phenax Jordan and Swain
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3171645
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Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
1992
single unit
Title
Color variation and associated behavior in the epinepheline groupers, Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode and Bean) and M. phenax Jordan and Swain
Other Title Info

Color variation and associated behavior in the epinepheline groupers, Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode and Bean) and M. phenax Jordan and Swain