vermilion grouper

Cephalopholis oligosticta

Thirty Centimeters Seabass of the Western Indian Ocean

vermilion grouper is a marine fish found around Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 30 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Cephalopholis
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: known only in the Red Sea, from Eilat in the northern Gulf of Aqaba to the Farasan Islands off the southern end of Saudi Arabia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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