Coronation Trout (species: Variola louti) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Variola louti
Coronation Trout


©Derek Keats: Coronation Trout (Variola louti)

©Andy: Coronation Trout at the Ribbon Reefs

©Lyle Vail: A Yellow-edge Coronation Trout at Snake Pit near Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Serranidae
Genus Variola
Species Variola louti
Status unspecified

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 83 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 3 m to 250 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Usually seen in clear-water areas at depths below 15 m, and prefers islands and offshore reefs rather than continental shores (FishBase).

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia: This species is not often seen at Lizard Island. It is occasionally seen at the nearby outer reefs but it is not common there.

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References

  • Bott, N.J. and T.H. Cribb (2009). Prosorhynchine trematodes (Digenea: Bucephalidae) from epinephelines (Perciformes: Serranidae) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Systematic Parasitology, 72: 57-69. LIRS catalog number 1211.
  • Pears, R.J. (2005). Comparative demography and assemblage structure of serranid fishes: implications for conservation and fisheries management, Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 968.