Coral grouper

Epinephelus corallicola

White Juvenile Spots Darken with Age

Coral grouper is a fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 49 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Maximum length: 49 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Thailand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales) and eastward to the Solomon and Mariana Islands, including Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Palau. Adults often misidentified as Epinephelus macrospilos .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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