Convict grouper

Hyporthodus septemfasciatus

Data Deficient Seabass of Japanese Waters

Convict grouper is a marine fish of Northwest Pacific. The species occupies reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 155 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Hyporthodus
Maximum length: 155 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: known with certainty only from Japan, Korea, and China. Reports from other areas appear to be based on misidentifications of Epinephelus octofasciatus .
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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