Frostback rockcod

Epinephelus bilobatus

Reef Fish of Indonesian Waters

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Epinephelus bilobatus, commonly known as the twin-spot groper or the frostback rockcod, a species of grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae. E. bilobatus is known from around northwestern Australia and from West Papua (Indonesia). Found in coral reefs and rocky bottom in depths of 4 to 50 m.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Maximum length: 33 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: known only from Western Australia. Was illustrated in color as Epinephelus maculatus by Allen (1985, Ref. 1677 ) and Sainsbury et al. (1985, Ref. 3131 ). This species have been much confused with other 'reticulated groupers' in literature, and many museum specimens have been misidentified.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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