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saddletail grouper (Epinephelus daemelii)
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Epinephelidae

saddletail grouper

Epinephelus daemelii

Two Hundred Centimeters Seabass from Australian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

saddletail grouper is a marine fish of Southwest Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 200 cm.

Maximum length
200 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Kermadec Islands and New Zealand (North Island and Poor Knights Island). The Australian range extends from southern Queensland to Kangaroo Island off South Australia; also reported from the Bass Strait.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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