slender grouper

Anyperodon leucogrammicus

Juveniles borrow blue gold stripes from wrasses

slender grouper is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 65 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Anyperodon
Maximum length: 65 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Mozambique and east to the Phoenix Islands, north to Japan, south to Australia. Probably including all the islands of the tropical Indian Ocean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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