Banded grouper

Epinephelus amblycephalus

Striped Fish from Philippine Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

The banded grouper (Epinephelus amblycephalus), also known as the blunt-headed rock cod, the bighead grouper, white-spotted green grouper, and yellow-lipped rock-cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It comes from the western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Andaman Sea to southern Japan, Taiwan, China, Philippines, Viet Nam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ), northwestern Australia, and Fiji.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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