Duskytail grouper

Epinephelus bleekeri

Seventy Six Centimeters Seabass from Japanese Waters

Duskytail grouper is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the largest recorded length is 76 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Maximum length: 76 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Taiwan, Indonesia and the northern coast of Australia. Not known from Japan, but may occur here. It has not been found at any islands of Micronesia nor Polynesia.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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