starspotted grouper

Epinephelus hexagonatus

Seabass from the Red Sea

starspotted grouper is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 27.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Maximum length: 27.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: none have been taken on the African coast, except for the specimen recorded by Randall and Heemstra 1991(Ref. 4787 ) from Kenyan coast north of Kilifi Creek. It is an insular species found in most tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Absent in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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