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Epinephelidae
lunartail grouper
Variola louti
Obvious canine teeth on jaws
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- East Asia
- Oceania
- Fusiform
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Marine fish
Africa
Fusiform
Largelunartail grouper is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: Obvious canine teeth on jaws.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Epinephelidae
- Genus
- Variola
- Maximum length
- 83 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to South Africa and the Pitcairn Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales, Australia. Not found in the Persian Gulf nor in Hawaii.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
