Epinephelidae

Spinycheek grouper

Epinephelus diacanthus

Seabass beneath the Red Sea

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

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