Türkiye · Protected
Protected species
Dusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
This species is protected in Türkiye. Learn to recognize it; if it takes your hook, return it to the water unharmed.
Other names: Kırmızı orfoz
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Water type
- Saltwater
This species is protected — fishing for it is prohibited.
Catching, keeping and selling it is prohibited. If it takes your hook, return it to the sea unharmed. Legal basis: 6/2 md. 6 – Çizelge 1
Identification
Learn to recognize it
Recognizing the species correctly makes it easier to return it to the water unharmed if it takes your hook.
- Scientific name
- Epinephelus marginatus
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Seas
- Aegean Sea, Mediterranean
- Other names
- Orfoz, Kırmızı orfoz
Fishing rules for Türkiye
Catching and retaining it is entirely prohibited.
Legal basis: 6/2 md. 6 – Çizelge 1 communiqué text
Rules in other countries
This species is protected in Türkiye. The rules below apply only in the country concerned.
Fishing rules for Greece
Greece
- Minimum size
- 45 cm
- Maximum quantity
- 5 kg
Closed season: Tür/alan/dönem için daha sıkı kural olabilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Target species it can be confused with
Dusky grouper
