Epinephelidae

Speckled blue grouper

Epinephelus cyanopodus

Seabass beneath Australian Waters

• Blue
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Large
• Tropical fish

Epinephelus cyanopodus, the speckled blue grouper, also known as the blue maori, purple rock cod, speckled grouper or yellowfin grouper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean where it occurs in corals.