Humpback grouper

Chromileptes altivelis

Seventy Centimeters Seabass of Japanese Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

The humpback grouper (Chromileptes altivelis), also known as the panther grouper, (in Australia) barramundi cod, (in the Philippines, in Tagalog) lapu-lapung senorita, (in the Philippines, in Bisayan) miro-miro, (in France) mérou de Grace Kelly, (in Japan) sarasa-hata, (in India) kalava, and many other local names, is a species of marine ray-finned fish. Specifically, it is a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae, which is in the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Chromileptes
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan to Palau, Guam, New Caledonia and southern Queensland, Australia. Eastern Indian Ocean: Nicobar Islands to Broome, Western Australia. Reports from western Indian Ocean (Heemstra and Randall 1984, 1986, Ref. 3153 and 4319 respectively) are unsubstantiated, except one from Kenya (Smith 1954, Ref. 6514 ) which seems valid. Records from Hawaii are probably based on released aquarium fishes (Ref. 4787 ).

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