Dotted grouper
| Dotted grouper | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Epinephelus |
| Species: | E. epistictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Epinephelus epistictus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842) | |
The dotted grouper, Epinephelus epistictus, is a tropical marine serranid fish of the Indo-Pacific waters.
The distribution ranges form the Red Sea to South Africa, and to India, South-East Asia and Northern Australia, an up to Japan on the Pacific coast.
The dotted grouper may grow up to 70-80 cm length. It is a demersal fish found at 70-300 m depths; but nothing has been published of its biology.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Epinephelus epistictus" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
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