Spinycheek grouper

Epinephelus diacanthus

Seabass beneath the Red Sea

Spinycheek grouper is known around Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 55 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Maximum length: 55 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indian Ocean: continental shelf of the northern Indian Ocean from the Gulf of Aden to Sri Lanka and Madras, India. Not known from the Persian Gulf nor the Red Sea. Records from the western Pacific are based on misidentifications of Epinephelus stictus or Epinephelus fasciatomaculos .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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