blacktip grouper

Epinephelus fasciatus

Seabass in Indo Pacific

Black
Tropical
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

The blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus), also known as the redbanded grouper, blacktipped cod, black-tipped rockcod, footballer cod, red-barred cod, red-barred rockcod, scarlet rock-cod or weathered rock-cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the grouper family Epinephelidae. It is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Epinephelidae
Genus: Epinephelus
Maximum length: 52 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to South Africa and eastward to the Pitcairn Group, north to Japan and Korea, south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ), southern Queensland (Australia) and Lord Howe Island.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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