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Sixbar grouper (Epinephelus sexfasciatus)
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Sixbar grouper (Epinephelus sexfasciatus) specimen
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Epinephelidae

Sixbar grouper

Epinephelus sexfasciatus

Enlarged serrae on preopercle angle

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

Sixbar grouper is a marine fish from Western Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 40 cm.

Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: known only from tropical waters, from Thailand and the Philippines to northern Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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