goldblotch grouper

Epinephelus costae

Spotted Seabass of the Mediterranean Sea

Brown
Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

goldblotch grouper is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 140 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Maximum length: 140 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. Records of Epinephelus alexandrinus from Madeira are apparently based on misidentifications of Myctoperca fusca .

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